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dysgenic genetically harmful. dysgenic Genetics Tending to promote survival or reproduction of less well-adapted individuals especially at the expense of well-adapted individuals of a population. See Adaptation, Population, Reproduction, Survival. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This would mean reconstructing all human associations and institutions to accommodate people whose sense of identity is defined by a dysgenic, self-destructive vice. They see converging social pressures threatening to produce a dysgenic intellectual decline in the population, or the dumbing down of America. Today, for every one African-American whose life pattern fits the dysgenic nightmare, there are roughly two following the eugenics prescription--moving out of the city, having smaller families, advancing financially and scholastically. |
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