Dysgenics and Eugenics

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Dysgenics noun - The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.

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Eugenics is an antonym for dysgenics.

Eugenics noun - The study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating).

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Dysgenics is an antonym for eugenics.

Nearby Word: eugenic

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