LYSOGENICITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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; lysogeny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lysogenicity" is a kind of...):

condition (a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing)

Derivation:

lysogenic (capable of producing or undergoing lysis)

lysogenic (of or relating to lysogeny)