lysogeny

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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

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lysogenicity
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Meanings

nounlysogeny (countable and uncountable, plural lysogenies)

plural lysogenies

  1. countableuncountableThe incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material

Similar
lysogenicity
Broader
condition
Also see
lysogenicity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lyso- + -geny.

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Translations

Italian lisogenia
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Cite this entry
APA

lysogeny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysogeny

MLA

“lysogeny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysogeny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lysogeny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysogeny.

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