Eugenics
WordNet
noun
(1) The study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating)
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Etymology
Comes from Greek meaning "good breeding". Coined in 1883 by an English scientist, Francis Galton, who was cousin of Charles Darwin.
Noun
eugenics
- The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.
- A social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding.