LYSOGENICITY

lysogeny, lysogenicity

(noun) the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material; “when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lysogenicity (uncountable)

The property of being lysogenic.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 November 2024

SEARCHINGLY

(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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