eu‧gen‧ics /juːˈdʒenɪks/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Greek; Origin: eugenes 'well born', from genes 'born']
the study of methods to improve the mental and physical abilities of the human race by choosing who should become parents – used in order to show disapproval

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