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eugenics
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eu·gen·ics (y-jnks)
n.
The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.
Eugenics
A social movement in which the population of a society, country, or the world is to be improved by controlling the passing on of hereditary information through mating.
Mentioned in: Gene Therapy
eugenics
[yo̅o̅jen′iks]
Etymology: Gk, eu + genein, to produce
the study of methods for controlling the characteristics of populations through selective breeding.


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Adolph Hitler, along with breeders, was a firm believer in the eugenics movement, working to create the perfect being, discarding those deemed inferior.
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