LYSOGENICITY
Scrabble letter values: L1Y4S1O1G2E1N1I1C3I1T1Y4 = 21
Definition
- noun the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material. — synonyms: lysogeny
Examples
- “when a phage infects a bacterium it can either destroy its host or be incorporated in the host genome in a state of lysogeny”