| lysogeny |
A condition in which a bacteriophage genome (pro-phage) survives within a host bacterium, either as part of the host chromosome or as part of an extrachromosomal element, and does not initiate lytic functions.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E15.htm
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| lysosome |
A membrane-bound sac within the cytoplasm of animal cells that contains enzymes responsible for the digestion of material in food vacuoles, the dissolution of foreign particles entering the cell and, on the death of the cell, the breaking down of all cell structures. The digestive system of the cell.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E15.htm
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| lysogen |
A bacterial strain that harbours the genome of a temperate bacteriophage.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/nrg/journal/v4/n6/glossary/nrg1087_...
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| lysis |
Cell disintegration due to membrane rupture or the breakdown of the cell wall.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~L.html
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| lysogeny |
The ability of a phage to integrate into the bacterial DNA chromosome.
Ãâó: www.genpromag.com/Glossary~LETTER~L.html
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