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