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eugenics that concerns itself with prevention of reproduction (procreation) by individuals considered to possess inferior or undesirable traits.Medical dictionary. 2011.
negative eugenics — noun plural but usually singular in construction : improvement of the genetic makeup of a population by preventing the reproduction of the obviously unfit * * * negative eugenics, eugenics which attempts to increase the genetic transmission of… … Useful english dictionary
negative eugenics. — See under eugenics. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
negative eugenics. — See under eugenics. [1905 10] … Useful english dictionary
Eugenics — is the self direction of human evolution : Logo from the Second International Eugenics Conference, 1921, depicting Eugenics as a tree which unites a variety of different fields.[1] Eugenics is the applied science or the bio social movement which… … Wikipedia
Eugenics — • Eugenics literally means good breeding . It is defined as the study of agencies under social control that may improve or impair the racial qualities of future generations either physically or mentally Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
eugenics — /yooh jen iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the study of or belief in the possibility of improving the qualities of the human species or a human population, esp. by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or… … Universalium
Eugenics — Literally, meaning normal genes, eugenics aims to improve the genetic constitution of the human species by selective breeding. The use of Albert Einstein s sperm to conceive a child (by artificial insemination) would represent an attempt at… … Medical dictionary
eugenics — From the Greek eu (well) and gens (to produce), eugenics refers to the manipulation of the processes of evolutionary selection, in order to improve a particular genetic stock or population. This may be achieved either through ‘negative’ eugenics… … Dictionary of sociology
Negative selection (artificial selection) — For other uses, see Negative selection (disambiguation). In artificial selection, negative selection is where negative, rather than positive, traits of a species are selected for evolutionary continuance. It is generally not desirable, but may be … Wikipedia
Liberal eugenics — is an ideology which advocates the use of reproductive and genetic technologies where the choice of enhancing human characteristics and capacities is left to the individual preferences of parents acting as consumers, rather than the public health … Wikipedia
