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lysogenicity

ly·so·ge·nicity

uncommon

noun

1.

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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Origin

From lysogenic + -ity.

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