dysgenic

dys·gen·ics

D0446000 (dĭs-jĕn′ĭks)n. (used with a sing. verb) The belief that deterioration of the human gene pool occurs by the increased survival and reproduction of people with undesirable traits.

dys·gen′ic adj.

dysgenic

(dɪsˈdʒɛnɪk) adj1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) of, relating to, or contributing to a degeneration or deterioration in the fitness and quality of a race or strain2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) of or relating to dysgenics

dys•gen•ic

(dɪsˈdʒɛn ɪk)

adj. pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced. Compare eugenic. [1910–15]

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Adj.

dysgenic - pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring producedcacogeniceugenic - pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced

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dysgenic

dys·gen·ic

(dis-jen'ik), Applying to factors that have a detrimental effect on hereditary qualities, physical or mental.

dysgenic

Genetics Tending to promote survival or reproduction of less well-adapted individuals especially at the expense of well-adapted individuals of a population. See Adaptation, Population, Reproduction, Survival.

dys·gen·ic

(dis-jen'ik) Applying to factors that have a detrimental effect on hereditary qualities, physical or mental.

dysgenic

of, or relating to a deleterious genetic change. See also TURNER'S SYNDROME.

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Synonyms for dysgenic

adj pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced

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