- dysgenics
- dysgenics dysgenics n.
the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in
the type of offspring produced.
Syn: cacogenics. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Dysgenics — (and cacogenics) [] and the fruit fly. [cite journal |author=Kidwell MG |title=Evolution of hybrid dysgenesis determinants in Drosophila melanogaster |journal=Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. |volume=80 |issue=6 |pages=1655–9 |year=1983 |month=March … Wikipedia
dysgenics — [dis jen′iks] n. the study of dysgenic trends in a population … English World dictionary
dysgenics — /dis jen iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Biol. the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring. [1915 20; see DYSGENIC, ICS] * * * … Universalium
dysgenics — dys·gen·ics iks n pl but sing in constr the study of the accumulation and perpetuation of defective genes and traits in a population, race, or species * * * dys·gen·ics (dis jenґiks) [dys + Gr. gennan to produce] the study of racial deterioration … Medical dictionary
dysgenics — the study of racial degeneration Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
dysgenics — n. study of genetic reasons for abnormal development … English contemporary dictionary
dysgenics — dys·gen·ics … English syllables
dysgenics — dys•gen•ics [[t]dɪsˈdʒɛn ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) med the study of factors causing genetic deterioration in a population or species • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
dysgenics — /dɪsˈdʒɛnɪks/ (say dis jeniks) noun the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring. {dys + (eu)genics} …
dysgenics — noun the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced • Syn: ↑cacogenics • Ant: ↑eugenics • Derivationally related forms: ↑cacogenic (for: ↑cacogenics), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
