| lysogenic |
A term describing a bacterium that contains a temperate phage in the prophage state. The bacterium is said to be lysogenic for that phage. On induction phage reproduction is initiated, progeny phages are produced, and the bacterial cell lyses.
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| lysogeny |
The phenomenon of the insertion of a temperate phage chromosome into a bacterial chromosome, where it replicates when the bacterial chromosome replicates. In this state the phage genome is repressed and is said to be in the prophage state.
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| lysogenic |
The state of a bacterial cell that has an integrated phage (prophage) in its chromosome.
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| lysosome |
A sac-like compartment inside a cell that has enzymes that can break down cellular components that need to be destroyed.
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| lysosomal storage disease |
An inherited disease characterized by a defect in the functional expression of any of the lysosomal enzymes.
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