LYSOGENIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome

Synonyms:

lysogenisation; lysogenization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

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

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

lysogenize (become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium))