The goal of eugenics is to

a. selectively engineer and change normal human
traits into what some perceive to be more
desirable characteristics.
b. eliminate genetic disorders.
c. produce genetically identical humans.
d. eliminate genes for abnormal behavior.
e. accomplish all of these.


Answer: a

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