DYSGENICS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced

Synonyms:

cacogenics; dysgenics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("dysgenics" is a kind of...):

bioscience; life science (any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms)

Antonym:

eugenics (the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating))

Derivation:

dysgenic (pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced)