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eugenics
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The study of methods of improving the quality of human populations by the application of genetic principles. Positive eugenics would seek to do this by selective breeding programmes. Negative eugenics aims to eliminate harmful genes (e.g. those causing haemophilia and colour blindness) by counselling any prospective parents who are likely to be carriers.
From: eugenics in A Dictionary of Biology »
Subjects: Science and technology — Life Sciences
