Definition of "dysgenesis" []

• Defective or abnormal development of an organ, especially of the gonads. (noun)

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• "Rather, they favor policies that will stop some suffering in the short run but which will cause dysgenesis."
• "Despite this, Murray and Herrnstein argue that dysgenesis is lowering the national IQ by about one point per generation."
• "The scientific term for such a trend is "" dysgenesis, '' and Murray and Herrnstein take it very seriously."