lysogeny


Meanings

  • 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"
  • LYSOGENY n pl. -NIES the state of being like a lysogen


Scrabble Score: 15

lysogeny is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

lysogeny is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

lysogeny is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 16

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