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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The transformation of genetic material. uncountable
2. 2
   Any of, and all of, those activities which depend on the handling of genetic material. uncountable

   "Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds."

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"Algeny will eradicate infirmities and deformities of all kinds."

Etymology

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

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