Meaning | The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced. |
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Synonym | dysgenics |
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Broader | life science, bioscience | Any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms |
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Opposite | eugenics | The study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) |
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Spanish | cacogenics, disgenesia |
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Catalan | cacogenics, disgenèsia |
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Adjectives | cacogenic | pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced |
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