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lambda bacteriophage |
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lambda bacteriophage [′lam·də bak¦tir·ē·ə‚fāj] (microbiology) A temperate phage that infectsEscherichia coliand then undergoes one of two life cycles: (1) lytic, in which it infects the host cell, replicates, and causes the cell to lyse (burst) as new phage progeny emerge; or (2) lysogenic, in which it infects the bacterial host cell, integrates its deoxyribonucleic acid into the host's genome, and goes into a dormant phase during which it replicates along with the host chromosome until it is induced to undergo lytic growth. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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