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panmixia
[ pan-mik-see-uh ]
/ pænˈmɪk si ə /
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noun Animal Behavior.
random mating of individuals within a population, the breeding individuals showing no tendency to choose partners with particular traits.
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Also pan·mix·is [pan-mik-sis]. /pænˈmɪk sɪs/.
Compare assortative mating, disassortative mating.
Origin of panmixia
OTHER WORDS FROM panmixia
pan·mic·tic [pan-mik-tik], /pænˈmɪk tɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby panmixia
panleukopenia, pan loaf, panlobular emphysema, panlogism, panmictic, panmixia, Panmunjom, panmyelophthisis, panmyelosis, pannage, panne
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British Dictionary definitions for panmixia
panmixia
panmixis (pænˈmɪksɪs)
/ (pænˈmɪksɪə) /
noun
(in population genetics) random mating within an interbreeding population
Derived forms of panmixia
panmictic (pænˈmiktik), adjectiveWord Origin for panmixia
C20: from New Latin, from Greek pan- + mixis act of mating
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Medical definitions for panmixia
panmixia
[ păn-mĭk′sē-ə ]
n.
Random mating within a breeding population.
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