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Meaning of word lysogeny from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

lysogeny   noun

Meaning : The condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material.

Example : When a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny.

Synonyms : lysogenicity