lysogenicity
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lysogenicity
(ˌlaɪsəʊˈdʒəˈnɪsətɪ)n
(Microbiology) the quality or condition of being lysogenic
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Noun 1. lysogenicity - 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"
condition - a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; "the human condition"
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