Eugenically
[yoo-jen-ik] /yuˈdʒɛn ɪk/
adjective
1.
of or bringing about improvement in the type of offspring produced.
2.
having good inherited characteristics.
eugenic eu·gen·ic (yōō-jěn’ĭk)
adj.
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