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LYSOGENY
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
lysogeny (countable and uncountable, plural lysogenies)
The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis
Source: Wiktionary
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POPULATED
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
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