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Eugenics

Eugenics Meaning & Definition
Eugenics Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Eugenics?

[n] the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

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See Also | bioscience | life science

Eugenics In Webster's Dictionary

\Eu*gen"ics\, n. The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. --F. Galton.

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