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The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
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cacogenics
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection, tending to promote the deterioration of the race.
WordNet
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n : the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced [syn: dysgenics ] [ant: eugenics ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
cacogenics \cacogenics\ n. the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced. Syn: dysgenics.