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noun
The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: lysogenicity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: condition
History
From lyso- + -geny.
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