Definition of: eugenics

(y oomacr ·jen′iks) noun plural (construed as singular)
The science and art of improving human breeds by so applying the ascertained principles of genetics and inheritance as to secure a desirable combination of physical characteristics and mental traits in the off-spring of suitably mated parents. [Coined by Sir Francis Galton in 1883]

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british eugenics

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