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/joohks/, n.the fictitious name of an actual family that was the focus of a 19th-century sociological study of the inheritance of feeble-mindedness and its correlation with social degeneracy. Cf. Kallikak.
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Jukes — ist der Name von Joseph Beete Jukes (1811−1869), englischer Geologe Thomas Jukes (1906−1999), britisch amerikanischer Biologe Jukes ist Teil des Namens von Jukes Cantor, eine nach den Wissenschaftlern Jukes und Cantor benannte Methode in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
jukes — ˈjüks noun (plural jukes “ ; also jukeses ksə̇z) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Jukes, fictitious name of a family that was the subject of a study of hereditary tendencies to crime, immorality, disease, and poverty by Richard L. Dugdale… … Useful english dictionary
Jukes — Recorded in the spellings of Duke, Jewke, Jewkes, Jock, Jockel, Joke, Jokes, Juke, Jukes, and possibly other forms, this is an English surname. Dependant on the spelling it is usually a patronymic or diminutive of the pre 7th century Celtic… … Surnames reference
Jukes & Cantor — Jukes Cantor (JC) ist eine nach den Wissenschaftlern Jukes und Cantor benannte Methode, um Distanzdaten, die aus einem Sequenzalignment stammen, zu korrigieren. Um einen Stammbaum zu konstruieren, können die rohen Distanzen verwendet werden. Dann … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jukes & Cantor — (JC) ist eine nach den Wissenschaftlern Jukes und Cantor benannte Methode, um Distanzdaten, die aus einem Sequenzalignment stammen, zu korrigieren. Um einen Stammbaum zu konstruieren, können die rohen Distanzen verwendet werden. Dann würde jedoch … Deutsch Wikipedia
Jukes The — Jukes, The A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters, the Jukes sisters, whose husbands were sons of a backwoodsman of Dutch descent. They lived in the State of New York, and their history was investigated by R. L. Dugdale as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jukes — The pseudonym for a celebrated family, most of whose members were social misfits, feebleminded, and degenerate. the subject of arguments for now discredited theories of genetic superiority. SEE ALSO: Kallikak … Medical dictionary
jukes — n. diversion created in order to mislead the opponent (in football) v. mislead, distract the opponent by making a planned diversion (in football); fake, perform a diversionary tactic, feint; move in a zigzag manner; play dance music; dance to the … English contemporary dictionary
JUKES, JOSEPH BEET — geologist, born near Birmingham; graduated at Cambridge; took part in several expeditions, and finally became lecturer in the Royal College of Science, Dublin, where he died; he published among other works a Student s Manual of Geology (1811… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Mount Jukes (Tasmania) — Mount Jukes Elevation 1,104 m (3,622 ft) Location Location … Wikipedia
