The idea of deliberately improving the genetic qualities of the human race is referred to as ____.
A) genomics
B) genetic cloning
C) gene therapy
D) eugenics
E) euthanasia

Question

The idea of deliberately improving the genetic qualities of the human race is referred to as ____.​
A) ​genomics
B) ​genetic cloning
C) ​gene therapy
D) ​eugenics
E) ​euthanasia

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Eugenics is the practice or advocacy of improving the genetic quality of the human species or a human population, especially by such means as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits (negative eugenics) or encouraging reproduction by persons presumed to have inheritable desirable traits (positive eugenics).

The Idea of Deliberately Improving the Genetic Qualities of the Human