lysogenize

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Verb lysogenize has 1 sense

lysogenize - become integrated into the genome of (a bacterium)
--₁ is one way to integrate

Derived form: noun lysogenization₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

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Lysogenize

Verb

Sense 1: To infect a bacterial cell with a temperate bacteriophage, resulting in the incorporation of the phage DNA into the host cell's genome.

Example sentence: The researchers were able to lysogenize the bacteria by introducing a phage into the culture.

Noun

Sense 1: The process of lysogenizing.

Example sentence: The lysogenize of the bacteria occurred spontaneously, leading to the integration of phage DNA.

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