Definition of lysogeny Lysogeny

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What does lysogeny mean?

Noun Plural: lysogenies
lysogeny - the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; "when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny"
		lysogenicity
		condition the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition

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lysogeny (Noun)
The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis.