| lysogenic |
of or relating to lysogeny capable of producing or undergoing lysis
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| lysogeny |
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"
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| lysosome |
an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
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| lysozyme |
an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
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| lysogenization |
the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
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