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dys·gen·ics

(dĭs-jĕn′ĭks)

n. (used with a sing. verb)

The belief that deterioration of the human gene pool occurs by the increased survival and reproduction of people with undesirable traits.

dys·gen′ic adj.

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dysgenic

(dɪsˈdʒɛnɪk)

adj

1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) of, relating to, or contributing to a degeneration or deterioration in the fitness and quality of a race or strain

2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) of or relating to dysgenics

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dys•gen•ic

(dɪsˈdʒɛn ɪk)

adj.

pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced. Compare eugenic.

[1910–15]

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Adj.

dysgenic - pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced

cacogenic

eugenic - pertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced

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Nonwhite workers would thus win the race to the bottom, ultimately culminating in "race suicide." In this view, Darwinian and competitive forces were dysgenic, meaning that unchecked reproduction among the fecund and "swarthy" would overwhelm the genetically superior, leading ultimately to the degradation of the human race.

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(2) The literature reflects roughly one-half to two-thirds of intraocular astrocytomas linked to a dysgenic syndrome or with retinitis pigmentosa.