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 +'''Dysgenics''' (rarely '''cacogenics''') is the study of factors producing the accumulation and perpetuation of defective or disadvantageous genes and traits in offspring of a particular population or species.
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 +The adjective "dysgenic" is the antonym of "[[eugenic]]". It was first used c. 1915 by [[David Starr Jordan]], describing the supposed dysgenic effects of [[World War I]]. Jordan believed that healthy men were as likely to die in [[modern warfare]] as anyone else, and that war killed only the physically healthy men of the populace whilst preserving the disabled at home.
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 +Dysgenic [[mutation]]s have been studied in animals such as the mouse and the [[Drosophila melanogaster|fruit fly]].
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 +In the context of [[human genetics]], a dysgenic effect is the projected or observed tendency of
 +a reduction in [[Mutation–selection balance|selection pressures]] and decreased [[infant mortality]] since the [[Industrial Revolution]] resulting in the increased propagation of deleterious traits and [[genetic disorder]]s. [[Richard Lynn]] in his ''[[Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations]]'' (1996) identified three main concerns: deterioration in [[health]], in [[Heritability of IQ|intelligence]], and in [[conscientiousness]].
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 +== See also ==
:''[[2000s]], [[21st century culture]], [[21st century politics]]'' :''[[2000s]], [[21st century culture]], [[21st century politics]]''
-'''[[Dysgenics]].''' Due to the negative correlation between [[fertility and intelligence]], human genetic [[integrity]] may be deteriorating, lowering the intellectual capacity of the average human.+*[[Eugenics]]
 +*[[Devolution (biology)]]
 +*[[Heritability of IQ]]
 +*[[List of congenital disorders]]
 +*[[List of biological development disorders]]
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Dysgenics (rarely cacogenics) is the study of factors producing the accumulation and perpetuation of defective or disadvantageous genes and traits in offspring of a particular population or species.

The adjective "dysgenic" is the antonym of "eugenic". It was first used c. 1915 by David Starr Jordan, describing the supposed dysgenic effects of World War I. Jordan believed that healthy men were as likely to die in modern warfare as anyone else, and that war killed only the physically healthy men of the populace whilst preserving the disabled at home.

Dysgenic mutations have been studied in animals such as the mouse and the fruit fly.

In the context of human genetics, a dysgenic effect is the projected or observed tendency of a reduction in selection pressures and decreased infant mortality since the Industrial Revolution resulting in the increased propagation of deleterious traits and genetic disorders. Richard Lynn in his Dysgenics: Genetic Deterioration in Modern Populations (1996) identified three main concerns: deterioration in health, in intelligence, and in conscientiousness.

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2000s, 21st century culture, 21st century politics




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