Biologic Function
lysogeny
[ lahy-soj-uh-nee ]
Subclass of:
Virus Integration
Definitions related to lysogeny:
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Phenomenon by which a temperate phage integrates itself into the DNA of a bacterial host, establishing a type of symbiotic relation between prophage and bacterium which results in the perpetuation of the prophage in all the descendants of the bacterium; upon induction by various agents, such as chemicals or ultraviolet radiation, the phage is released, which then becomes virulent and lyses the bacterium.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The phenomenon by which a temperate phage incorporates itself into the DNA of a bacterial host, establishing a kind of symbiotic relation between PROPHAGE and bacterium which results in the perpetuation of the prophage in all the descendants of the bacterium. Upon induction (VIRUS ACTIVATION) by various agents, such as ultraviolet radiation, the phage is released, which then becomes virulent and lyses the bacterium.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Lysogeny, type of life cycle that takes place when a bacteriophage infects certain types of bacteria. In this process, the genome (the collection of genes in the nucleic acid core of a virus) of the bacteriophage stably integrates into the chromosome of the host bacterium and replicates in concert...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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