eugenics

as in segregation
the practice of controlling which people become parents in an attempt to improve the genetic composition of the human race

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segregation
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  • Specifically, in what’s known as a founder effect, a small subset of the surviving population branched off to form its own colony, increasing the segregation of fall-spawning and spring-spawning sturgeon.
    Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 May 2025
  • The white minority in South Africa established and perpetuated a culture of apartheid in South Africa for over 40 years until the early 1990s, resulting in systematic oppression, political domination, segregation and discrimination against the predominantly Black population.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 May 2025
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“Eugenics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eugenics. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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