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(B) The application of the principles of genetics to improve the hereditary qualities of the human race is known as $Eugenics$.$Euthenics$ refers to t

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(B) The application of the principles of genetics to improve the hereditary qualities of the human race is known as $Eugenics$.$Euthenics$ refers to the improvement of human well-being by improving environmental conditions.$Euphenics$ refers to the improvement of the human condition by modifying the expression of genes (phenotype) through medical or environmental interventions.$Ethnology$ is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different peoples and the relationships between them.Therefore,the correct option is $B$.

	Male $(♂)$	Female $(♀)$
$x$	$XY$	$XX$
$y$	$ZZ$	$ZW$

Scientist	Associated with
$(i)$ William Bateson	$(a)$ Rediscovered Mendel's work.
$(ii)$ $T$.$H$. Morgan	$(b)$ Discovered that genes are made of $DNA$.
$(iii)$ $O$.$T$. Avery	$(c)$ Coined the term Genetics.
$(iv)$ Hugo de Vries	$(d)$ Prepared the first genetic map.

The application of the principles of genetics for the improvement of the human race is called ..............

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Match the following pairs based on the sex determination mechanism shown in the table:
Male $(♂)$ Female $(♀)$
$x$ $XY$ $XX$
$y$ $ZZ$ $ZW$

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Identify the correct match:
Scientist Associated with
$(i)$ William Bateson $(a)$ Rediscovered Mendel's work.
$(ii)$ $T$.$H$. Morgan $(b)$ Discovered that genes are made of $DNA$.
$(iii)$ $O$.$T$. Avery $(c)$ Coined the term Genetics.
$(iv)$ Hugo de Vries $(d)$ Prepared the first genetic map.

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