(n.) The science of improving stock, whether human or animal.

Altmann theory DNA De Vries theory Galtonian theory Great Leap Forward Mendelianism Mendelism RNA Verworn theory Weismann theory Weismannism Wiesner theory advance advancement allele allelomorph amelioration amendment ascent bettering betterment birth boost character chromatid chromatin chromosome determinant determiner diathesis endowment enhancement enrichment euthenics factor furtherance gene genesiology genetic code genetics headway hereditability heredity heritability heritage improvement inborn capacity inheritability inheritance lift matrocliny melioration mend mending patrocliny pharmacogenetics pickup preferment progress progression promotion recessive character recovery replication restoration revival rise upbeat uplift upping upswing uptrend upward mobility