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lysogenicity
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The condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
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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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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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