Old eugenics

eu·gen·ics (y

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n. (used with a sing. verb)

The study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.

eugenics [juːˈdʒɛnɪks]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (functioning as singular) the study of methods of improving the quality of the human race, esp by selective breeding

[from Greek eugenēs well-born, from eu- + -genēs born; see -gen]

eugenic adj

eugenically adv

eugenicist n

eugenist [ˈjuːdʒənɪst] n & adj

eugenics

the science of improving a breed or species through the careful selection of parents. — eugenicist, n. — eugenic, adj.

See also: Improvement

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Noun

eugenics - the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)

bioscience, life science - any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms

cacogenics, dysgenics - the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced

Translations

eugenics [juːˈdʒenɪks] NSING → eugenesia f

eugenics [juːˈdʒɛnɪks] n → eugénisme m

eugenics

n sing → Eugenik f

eugenics [juːˈdʒɛnɪks] nsg → eugenica

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bioscience cacogenics dysgenics eugenic eugenicist euphenics euthenics Francis Galton Galton improvement life science Sir Francis Galton	Forced sterilization of over 60,000 genetically "deficient" Americans in the early 20th century and the horrors of Nazi death camps are extreme examples of the old eugenics. Human Perfection through Biotechnology: Should we go for it? by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science It must also be remembered that in a contrived and indirect way, "the old eugenics movement, [which] actually began in England [but] was led [almost assuredly and solely] by Americans," (16) was nothing really to be proud of, because it was vulgar in its respective renditions, and deadly in its execution and consequences. The racist American Eugenics Program: a crime against humanity by Bracey, Earnest N. / Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table Indeed, those old eugenics laws were a brief deviation from an American tradition that has otherwise been unbroken for over 200 years. Clone wars by Eibert, Mark D. / Reason	old boy old boy network Old Bulgarian Old Bullion Old Castile Old Catholic Old Catholic Church Old Catholics old chum Old Church Slavic Old Church Slavonic old clothes man old codger Old Colony old conjugation Old Contemptibles old country Old Danish Old Dart Old Delhi Old Dominion Old Dominion State Old Dutch Old English Old English sheepdog Old eugenics old face Old Faithful old fashioned old flame Old French Old Frisian old geezer old girl Old Glory old gold old growth old guard old hand Old Harry old hat Old Hickory Old High German Old Icelandic old identity Old Iranian Old Irish Old Ironsides Old Italian Old Kingdom old lady	Old English Runic Old English script Old English script Old english sheep dog Old english sheep dog Old english sheep dog Old English sheepdog Old English sheepdog Old English sheepdog Old English sheepdog Old English Sheepdog Club of America Old English sheepdogs Old English sheepdogs Old English sheepdogs Old English style old enough to be father old enough to be father old enough to be father old enough to be father old enough to be father as old as old enough to be mother old enough to be mother old enough to be mother old enough to be mother Old Episcopal Church of Scotland Old Erie Canal State Historic Park Old Established Forces Old Etonian Old Etonian Old Etonian Old eugenics Old Evansville Historic Association Old Executive Office Building Old Face Old Face Old Faithful Old Faithful Old Faithful Geyser Old Faithful Geyser Old Fall River Road Old Farmers Road School old fart old fart Old Fart Clan Old Fart Riders Old Farts Racing Team Old Farts, Inc. Old Fashion Foods, Inc. Old Fashion Way old fashioned old fashioned Old Fashioned (cocktail) Old Fashioned (cocktail) Old Fashioned Christmas Old fashioned cocktail Old fashioned cocktail Old Fashioned Oyster Crackers Old Fashioned Pretzel Rods Old Fashioned Revival Hour Old Fashioned Ten Miler Old Father Thames

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Forced sterilization of over 60,000 genetically "deficient" Americans in the early 20th century and the horrors of Nazi death camps are extreme examples of the old eugenics.

Human Perfection through Biotechnology: Should we go for it? by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science

It must also be remembered that in a contrived and indirect way, "the old eugenics movement, [which] actually began in England [but] was led [almost assuredly and solely] by Americans," (16) was nothing really to be proud of, because it was vulgar in its respective renditions, and deadly in its execution and consequences.

The racist American Eugenics Program: a crime against humanity by Bracey, Earnest N. / Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table

Indeed, those old eugenics laws were a brief deviation from an American tradition that has otherwise been unbroken for over 200 years.

Clone wars by Eibert, Mark D. / Reason

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Old Executive Office Building
Old Face
Old Face
Old Faithful
Old Faithful
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Faithful Geyser
Old Fall River Road
Old Farmers Road School
old fart
old fart
Old Fart Clan
Old Fart Riders
Old Farts Racing Team
Old Farts, Inc.
Old Fashion Foods, Inc.
Old Fashion Way
old fashioned
old fashioned
Old Fashioned (cocktail)
Old Fashioned (cocktail)
Old Fashioned Christmas
Old fashioned cocktail
Old fashioned cocktail
Old Fashioned Oyster Crackers
Old Fashioned Pretzel Rods
Old Fashioned Revival Hour
Old Fashioned Ten Miler
Old Father Thames

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