I think he means that "degeneracy" means something like "mutated away from the norm" or "mutated away from the gens" since "gens" means "kind" or "type". So any move away from the type is degenerate. Dwarfism, for example, is an example of physical degeneracy brought about by genetic abnormality.
I think he means that "degeneracy" means something like "mutated away from the norm" or "mutated away from the gens" since "gens" means "kind" or "type". So any move away from the type is degenerate. Dwarfism, for example, is an example of physical degeneracy brought about by genetic abnormality.