algeny

algeny

English

Etymology

Coined in 1966 by Joshua Lederberg, a blend of alchemy +‎ gene.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.dʒɛn.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, 5

     Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds.

Derived terms

• algenic
• algenist

Translations

the transformation of genetic material

Portuguese: algenia f

References

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

Anagrams

• Ganley