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to lysogenize

to lysogenize

9.9
To make a virus's DNA join a bacterium's DNA and stay inside the cell
  • verb
  • /ˈlaɪzədʒəˌnaɪz/
  • Specialized
: lisogenizar
  • The bacteriophage can lysogenize its bacterial host, allowing the viral DNA to persist within the cell.

Examples

  • Some viruses lysogenize their hosts instead of immediately causing lysis.

  • When a bacteriophage lysogenizes a bacterium, its DNA integrates into the host's genetic material, leading to lysogeny.

  • Scientists study how certain bacteriophages lysogenize bacteria to understand gene transfer.

  • The bacteriophage can lysogenize a host cell.

  • Can a virus lysogenize multiple bacteria?

  • Researchers are investigating how certain bacteriophages lysogenize bacterial genomes to enhance our understanding of genetic evolution.

  • Understanding how some bacteriophages lysogenize their bacterial hosts contributes to advancements in genetic engineering.

Surface Forms

lysogenize infinitive
lysogenized past
lysogenized past participle
lysogenizing present participle
lysogenizes third person singular

Morphology

lysogenize = lysogen (transparent) = lysogen + ize

Formed by adding the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize' to the technical noun 'lysogen', yielding 'to make or become a lysogen'.

Etymology

Lysogenize comes from the parts lyso- meaning 'break' (as in lysis), gen- meaning 'produce' (as in generate), and the ending -ize meaning 'make'. So, to lysogenize is when a virus 'joins' a bacterium and becomes part of its DNA instead of immediately breaking the cell open.