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Lag phase. The initial growth phase, during which cell number remains relatively constant prior to rapid growth. See growth phase.
Lawn. A uniform and uninterrupted laver of bacterial growth, in which individual colonies cannot be observed.
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lag phase
The stage of growth of microbial cells in which nucleic acids and proteins are synthesized, but in which there is no cell division.
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(See Death phase, Lag phase, Logarithmic phase, Stationary phase.) H Haploid cell. A cell containing only one set, or half the usual (diploid) number, of chromosomes. Hemophilia.
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The first phase of growth is the lag phase. The lag phase is a period of slow growth. The slow growth is most often attributed the need for cells to adapt to fast growth.
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