单词 | eugenetic |
释义 | eugeneticadj. Of or relating to the production of offspring that are healthy and fertile, or that bear heritable characteristics considered desirable (cf. eugenesis n.). In later use also: of or relating to eugenics (eugenics n.). In quot. 1860 spec. relating to hybrid organisms that display unimpaired fertility; = eugenesic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > study > [adjective] > genetics > branches of eugenetic1860 eugenic1883 cytogenetic1927 cytogenetical1930 immunogenetic1936 1860 Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Mental Pathol. 13 592 Even should all human crosses be eugenetic, as generally believed, one cannot thence conclude anything relative to the question of the unity of the human species. 1887 Athenæum 5 Nov. 607/3 These tendencies towards deterioration are to be met by endeavours..to encourage marriage only under eugenetic conditions. 1953 Daily Mail 9 Sept. 2/1 The Pope..said, ‘the forbidding of marriage or marital relations for biological, genetic, or eugenetic reasons is an injustice, no matter who issues the interdiction, the individual or public power.’ 2007 N. Pireddu in D. Jacobson tr. P. Mantegazza Physiol. of Love & Other Writings 53 His ultimate eugenetic solutions raise paramount moral questions about abortion and euthanasia that are still very much with us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1860 |
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