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Word | Eugenics |
Afrikaans Meaning | eugenetika |
the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) / The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. / the science of improving a human population by controlled breeding to increase the occurrence of desirable heritable characteristics. Developed largely by Francis Galton as a method of improving the human race, it fell into disfavor only after the perversion of its doctrines by the Nazis. / a science that tries to improve the human race by controlling which people become parents, | |
Usage | ⇒ In Erlangen, the University keenly promoted the science of eugenics . |
Synonyms | advance, advancement, amendment, heredity, amelioration, ascent, betterment, eugenic, genetics, heritage, improvement, inheritance, melioration, mend, mending, preferment, progress, promotion, allele, allelomorph, |
Antonyms | dysgenics, cacogenics, |
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