lysogenic

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capable of producing or undergoing lysis

of or relating to lysogeny

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All of the known temperate phages employ one of only three different systems for their lysogenic cycle: lambda-like integration/excision, Mu-like transposition or the plasmid-like partitioning of phage N15. Source: Internet

As the lysogenic cycle allows the host cell to continue to survive and reproduce, the virus is replicated in all of the cell’s offspring. Source: Internet

An example of a bacteriophage known to follow the lysogenic cycle and the lytic cycle is the phage lambda of E. coli. Source: Internet

Diagram of temperate phage life cycle, showing both lytic and lysogenic cycles. Source: Internet

However, under certain conditions, the phage DNA may integrate itself into the host cell chromosome in the lysogenic pathway. Source: Internet

In contrast, the lysogenic cycle does not result in immediate lysing of the host cell. Source: Internet

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