Kalmar "lysogenization" tana nufin tsarin da bacteriophage (wani nau'in kwayar cutar da ke cutar da kwayoyin cuta) ta haɗa DNA ta cikin DNA na kwayar halitta, inda zai iya zama barci a matsayin "prophage" ko kuma a kunna shi fara samar da sababbin ƙwayoyin cuta. Lysogenization wani nau'i ne na jigilar kwayoyin halitta wanda zai iya faruwa tsakanin kwayoyin cuta da kwayoyin cuta kuma yana iya samun tasiri mai mahimmanci ga ilmin halitta da juyin halitta na yawan kwayoyin cuta.