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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdysgénique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis-ʒe-nik
"Certains craignaient des effets dysgéniques sur la population."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to cause genetic deterioration or impairment in a species or population.
"Some scientists debated whether modern medical interventions could inadvertently produce dysgenic effects over generations." - 2
Relating to or characterized by the accumulation of defective or disadvantageous genetic traits.
"The researcher published a paper analyzing the alleged dysgenic trends in industrialized societies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix dys- (meaning bad or abnormal) combined with the Greek root -genes (meaning born or producing), coined in the late 19th or early 20th century as an antonym to 'eugenic'. It historically emerged within the context of genetics and anthropology to describe factors or traits that tend to impair the genetic quality of a population.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dysgenic" is said worldwide
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dysgénique
Transliteration: dis-ʒe-nik
"Certains craignaient des effets dysgéniques sur la population."
dysgenisch
Transliteration: dys-ɡe-nɪʃ
"Man diskutierte über mögliche dysgenische Entwicklungen in der modernen Gesellschaft."
disgenico
Transliteration: diz-dʒɛ-ni-ko
"Il concetto è stato spesso associato a teorie biologiche superate."
disgénico
Transliteration: dis-xe-ni-ko
"El estudio examinó los factores considerados de naturaleza disgénica."
disgênico
Transliteration: diz-ʒe-ni-ku
"O termo foi usado para descrever a suposta degradação genética."
प्रजनक-विरोधी
Transliteration: prajanak-virodhi
"वैज्ञानिकों ने इस प्रवृत्ति के अनुवंशिक प्रभावों पर चर्चा की।"
基因退化的
Transliteration: jī yīn tuì huà de
"该研究探讨了可能导致基因素质下降的因素。"
유전 열화의
Transliteration: yujeon yeolhwaui
"그 학자는 현대 사회의 유전적 영향에 대해 논의했다."
遺伝子劣化の
Transliteration: idenshi rekka no
"遺伝子の質の低下を招く要因について議論された。"
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