Eugenics

Eugenics (also known as selective breeding) is the philosophy or practice of selectively breeding traits in or out of a group of organisms. While widely-used in botany and horticulture, eugenics via genetic engineering in sentient lifeforms is illegal in the Federation, except in cases of medical necessity. 

In the late twentieth century, Human scientists on Earth used eugenics programs to attempt to improve the human species. The recipients of these modifications, known as Augments, seized control in over 40 nations. They fought amongst each other in what was known as the Eugenics Wars. 

Kodos used his own personal theory of eugenics when killing 4,000 people on Tarsus IV, in 2246. 

In 2266, Captain James Kirk accused Doctor Roger Korby with practicing eugenics, when Korby explained his wish to selectively replace Humans with superior capacity androids. 

The Dominion used selective breeding on the Jem'Hadar and the Vorta. 

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Eugenik Eugenetica 優生学