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Lysogeny etymology

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English word lysogeny comes from English -geny (Generation. Origin. Production.), English lyso- (Lysis.)

Detailed word origin of lysogeny

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-geny English (en) Generation. Origin. Production.
lyso- English (en) Lysis.
lysogeny English (en) The incorporation of the nucleic acid of a bacteriophage into that of a host bacterium; sometimes transmitted to daughter cells following lysis.

Words with the same origin as lysogeny

Descendants of lyso-

lysogenic lysosome