noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   The aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection and reproduction, tending to promote inferior genetic characteristics in humans. uncountable
2. 2
   the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced wordnet

Synonyms

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deleterious gene studydysgenicsgenetics of defectsharmful gene research

Antonyms

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benign geneticsgenetics of health

Etymology

From cacogenic.