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NEGATIVE EUGENICS [1 record]

Record 1 2000-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

[The branch of eugenics] concerned with prevention of reproduction (procreation) by individuals possessing inferior or undesirable traits.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Branche de l'eugénique qui tend à réduire la fréquence des gènes pathologiques dans la population par des méthodes destinées à diminuer la proportion des naissances de sujets porteurs de maladie héréditaire.

Spanish

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