algeny
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Coined by American molecular biologist (1925 - 2008) Joshua Lederberg in 1966, a blend of alchemy + gene.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
algeny (uncountable)
- The transformation of genetic material.[1]
- 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[edit]
Translations[edit]
the transformation of genetic material
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References[edit]
- ^ Joshua Lederberg, 'Experimental genetics and human evolution', American Naturalist 100(1966), 519-531.