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n. - The study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.

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  • The term 'dysgenics' was first used by David Starr Jordan in 1915 when he postulated that wars killed off the fitter men while the less fit were left at home.
  • Claims about dysgenics usually quickly degenerate into a big debate about nature vs. nurture.
  • The simplest reason to not worry about dysgenics is the imminent arrival of at least limited human germline engineering.
  • The idea of licensing parents, or licensing parenting, is quite new, but the concept of promoting eugenics or discouraging dysgenics have historical roots, as does the...
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