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Meaning of pseudolysogeny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An interaction between a phage and a host cell in which the nucleic acid of the phage remains dormant.

uncountable

Examples

“In pseudolysogeny, the host cell can mutate to an adhesion-impaired or deficient state (depicted by a wavy cell surface), whereby collisions result in a low success rate of infection.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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