| enzyme induction | An increase in enzyme secretion in response to an environmental signal. The classic example is the induction of _ galactosidase in E. Coli. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| zygotic induction | <cell biology> A lysogenic process in which a prophage is transmitted to a cell that does not have a phage repressor protein. (09 Oct 1997) |
| free induction decay | In magnetic resonance imaging, the decay curve that is detected by the radiofrequency coil after the application of an excitation pulse, without additional pulses (free). (05 Mar 2000) |
| lysogenic induction | Induction that occurs when prophage is transferred to a nonlysogenic bacterium by conjugation or by transduction. (05 Mar 2000) |