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eu·gen·ics (yo̵̅o̅ jen′iks)

noun

the movement devoted to improving the human species through the control of hereditary factors in mating

Etymology: < Gr eugenēs (see Eugene) + -ics

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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