"cacogenics" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From cacogenic. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cacogenics (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote inferior genetic characteristics in people. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics, Medicine Synonyms: dysgenics
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