algeny

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæl.d͡ʒɛn.i/

Noun

algeny (uncountable)

1. The transformation of genetic material.
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

the transformation of genetic material

• Portuguese: algenia f

Anagrams

• Ganley