eugenics definition by Wordo

Noun

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

.