Eugenics
Also known asNegative Eugenics · Eugenics, Negative · Positive Eugenics · Eugenics, Positive
Definition
The attempt to improve the PHENOTYPES of future generations of the human population by fostering the reproduction of those with favorable phenotypes and GENOTYPES and hampering or preventing BREEDING by those with undesirable phenotypes and genotypes. The concept is largely discredited. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
MeSH classification
- K01.400.307
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D005053) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗