Garland E Allen, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003485
The term ‘Eugenics’ refers to a person who is hereditarily endowed with noble qualities, but is associated with improving the hereditary quality of the human species by selective breeding.
Keywords: sterilization law; IQ test; euthanasia; mendelian genetics; nazi germany
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