The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eugenics \Eu*gen"ics\, n. The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. --F. Galton. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eugenics n 1: the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) [ant: cacogenics, dysgenics]