Definitions for cacogenics
caco·gen·ics

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1. dysgenics, cacogenicsnoun

   the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced

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1. cacogenicsnoun

   The opposite of eugenics; the aggregation of factors, through adverse sexual selection, tending to promote the deterioration of the race.

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1. cacogenics

   Dysgenics (also known as cacogenics) is the decrease in prevalence of traits deemed to be either socially desirable or well adapted to their environment due to selective pressure disfavoring the reproduction of those traits.The adjective "dysgenic" is the antonym of "eugenic". In 1915 the term was used by David Starr Jordan to describe the supposed deleterious effects of modern warfare on group-level genetic fitness because of its tendency to kill physically healthy men while preserving the disabled at home. Similar concerns had been raised by early eugenicists and social Darwinists during the 19th century, and continued to play a role in scientific and public policy debates throughout the 20th century. More recent concerns about supposed dysgenic effects in human populations have been advanced by the controversial psychologist Richard Lynn, notably in his 1996 book Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations, which argued that a reduction in selection pressures and decreased infant mortality since the Industrial Revolution have resulted in an increased propagation of deleterious traits and genetic disorders. In popular culture, concerns about dysgenics have also formed the basis for speculative fiction, notably the 2006 film Idiocracy. Despite these concerns, genetic studies have shown no evidence for dysgenic effects in human populations.

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1. cacogenics

   Cacogenics is a branch of science that deals with the study of the factors leading to physical degeneration or impaired genetics in a species, especially in human beings. This term is derived from the Greek words "kakos", which means "bad", and "genesis", which means "origin". It often involves the investigation into the influence of hereditary and environmental factors on the propagation of defective or undesirable traits. Also known as dysgenics, it is considered as the opposite of eugenics.

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