algeny

English

Etymology

Coined by American molecular biologist (1925 - 2008) Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy +‎ gene.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/

Noun

algeny (uncountable)

  1. The transformation of genetic material.[1]
  2. Any of, and all of, those activities which depend on the handling of genetic material.
    • 2000, J. R. Aldergrove, Why We Are Not Obsolete Yet: Genetics, Algeny, and the Future, section 5:
      Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds.

Derived terms
  • algenic
  • algenist

Translations

References
  1. Joshua Lederberg, 'Experimental genetics and human evolution', American Naturalist 100(1966), 519-531.

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