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eugenics
Definition: the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
Definition: A social philosophy or practice which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding, either by encouraging people with good genetic qualities to reproduce (positive eugenics), or discouraging people with bad genetic qualities from reproducing (negative eugenics), or by technological means.