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lysogenic

[ lahy-suh-jen-ik ]

adjective

Microbiology.
  1. harboring a temperate virus as a prophage or plasmid.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lysogenic1

1895–1900; lyso- (representing lysis ) + -genic
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Example Sentences

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The new virus is lysogenic, which means it invades and replicates inside its host, but usually without killing the bacterial cell.

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This behavior is known as the lysogenic cycle, in contrast to the lytic cycle in which a virus copies itself before bursting out of its host cell and destroying it.

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Viruses with this quality are called lysogenic phages.

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