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lysogeny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lysoge-ny
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lyso- + -geny.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lysogenies (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudolysogeny

Phrases

lysogeny broth

Frequently Paired Words

lysogenesis lysogenetic lysogenic lytic

Synonyms

lysogenicity

Questions

What does lysogeny mean?
The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis
Where does lysogeny come from?
From lyso- + -geny.

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