Eugenics

Published: Aug. 23, 2017, 4 p.m.

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Eugenics\\xa0(/ju\\u02d0\\u02c8d\\u0292\\u025bn\\u026aks/; from\\xa0Greek\\xa0\\u03b5\\u1f50\\u03b3\\u03b5\\u03bd\\u03ae\\u03c2\\xa0eugenes\\xa0"well-born" from \\u03b5\\u1f56\\xa0eu, "good, well" and \\u03b3\\u03ad\\u03bd\\u03bf\\u03c2\\xa0genos, "race, stock, kin")[2][3]\\xa0is a set of beliefs and practices that aims at improving the\\xa0genetic\\xa0quality of a group of individuals.[4][5]\\xa0The exact definition of\\xa0eugenics\\xa0has been a matter of debate since the term was coined.

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