Meaning of EUGENICS
| Pronunciation: | | yoo'jeniks
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| | Definition: | | [n] the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) |
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| | Antonyms: | | cacogenics, dysgenics | | |
| | See Also: | | bioscience, life science | |
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| | Definition: | | \Eu*gen"ics\, n.
The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. --F.
Galton.
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| | Definition: | | The scientific study of artificial selection towards a particular set of desired characteristics. |
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- The study of improving a species by artificial selection; usually refers to the selective breeding of humans.
- the study of the methods that can improve the inherited qualities of a species.
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| | Related Terms: | | advance, advancement, allele, allelomorph, Altmann theory, amelioration, amendment, ascent, bettering, betterment, birth, boost, character, chromatid, chromatin, chromosome, De Vries theory, determinant, determiner, diathesis, DNA, endowment, enhancement, enrichment, euthenics, factor, furtherance, Galtonian theory, gene, genesiology, genetic code, genetics, Great Leap Forward, headway, hereditability, heredity, heritability, heritage, improvement, inborn capacity, inheritability, inheritance, lift, matrocliny, melioration, mend, Mendelianism, Mendelism, mending, patrocliny, pharmacogenetics, pickup, preferment, progress, progression, promotion, recessive character, recovery, replication, restoration, revival, rise, RNA, upbeat, uplift, upping, upswing, uptrend, upward mobility, Verworn theory, Weismann theory, Weismannism, Wiesner theory |
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