| colonization | Synonym: innidiation. 2. The formation of compact population groups of the same type of microorganism, as the colonies that develop when a bacterial cell begins reproducing. 3. The care of certain persons, e.g., lepers, mental patients, in community groups. Genetic colonization, propagation of a gene by a host into which the gene has been introduced, naturally or artificially. (05 Mar 2000) |
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