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dysgenics (n.)

 "study of the factors producing genetic deterioration, also loosely, "the carrying on of the species by the worst members," 1906, from dys- + ending from eugenics. Hence dysgenic "having or causing a detrimental effect on the race" (1909).

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Definitions of dysgenics from WordNet

dysgenics (n.)
the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced;
Synonyms: cacogenics
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