What is the meaning of lysogenic?

Lysogenic means that the virus is able to live and replicate inside the cells of the host …without causing disease. Lysogenic viruses are different from lytic viruses in that they are not able to immediately kill the cells they infect. Lysogenic viruses are able to enter the cells and integrate their DNA into the cells’ chromosomes. This can happen in two ways: (1) the virus can insert its DNA into the host’s chromosome while it…

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