Definitions:

1. Refers to the study or theory of the origin and transmission of undesirable hereditary traits. NOUN
   • The study of cacogenics focuses on understanding the origins and propagation of negative traits within populations.
2. The branch of study or concept dealing with hereditaty factors that are believed to cause degeneration, defective traits, or undesirable offspring. NOUN
   • The field of cacogenics delves into the mechanisms underlying the transmission of detrimental traits from one generation to the next.
3. The science or belief system concerned with harmful genetic inheritance. NOUN
   • Cacogenics explores how societal structures can inadvertently promote the proliferation of harmful ideologies.

Synonyms:

• conterproductive
• dysgenics
• harmful
• maladaptive
• unfavorable