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The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced
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dysgenics
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Dysgenics (also known as cacogenics ) is the study of factors producing the accumulation and perpetuation of defective or disadvantageous genes and traits in offspring of a particular population or species. The adjective "dysgenic" is the antonym of " eugenic ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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dysgenics \dysgenics\ n. the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced. Syn: cacogenics.
WordNet
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n. the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced [syn: cacogenics ] [ant: eugenics ]
Wiktionary
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n. cacogenics