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euphenics
eu·phen·ics E0238500 (yo͞o-fĕn′ĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb) The practice of adjusting the diet or environment of a person in order to diminish the effects of a genetic disorder.
[Blend of eugenics and phenotype.]
eu·phen′ic adj.euphenics (juːˈfɛnɪks) nthe study of biological improvementeu•phen•ics (yuˈfɛn ɪks)
n. (used with a sing. v.) a science concerned with improving human beings biologically after birth. [1963; eu- + phen- (from phenotype) + -ics] eu•phen′ic,
adj. euphenics
euphenics[yü′fen·iks] (genetics) The production of a satisfactory phenotype by means other than eugenics. euphenics
eu·phen·ics (yū-fē'niks), Modification of the internal or external environment of an individual so as to prevent or modify the phenotypic expression of a genetic defect, without changing the genotype or the inheritance. [eu- + G. phainō, to show forth] euphenics (yo͞o-fĕn′ĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb) The practice of adjusting the diet or environment of a person in order to diminish the effects of a genetic disorder.
eu·phen′ic adj.euphenics Improvement of the whole person (phenotype) through planned control and manipulation by means other than EUGENICS. |