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noun 
  1. The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.
  2. A social philosophy which advocates the improvement of human hereditary qualities through selective breeding.
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    Etymology: Comes from Greek meaning "good breeding". Coined in 1883 by an English scientist, Francis Galton, who was cousin of Charles Darwin.


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