panmixia
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Origin of panmixia
1885–90; pan- + Greek míx ( is ) mingling, mixing ( m ( e ) ig ( nýnai ) to mix + -sis -sis ) + -ia
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At first sight, these differences appear simply ludicrous; but on seeking for the reasons of them, we find that they are due to different views touching the manner in which panmixia operates.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes
It appears to me that what is wanted is to take a number of typical cases, and in each of them show how Natural Selection comes in to carry on the degeneration begun by panmixia.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by James Marchant
My dear Mr. Poulton,—As to panmixia you have quite misunderstood my position.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by James Marchant
There is nothing to prevent this, save panmixia, or the presence of free intercrossing.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes
There is now no question in any quarter touching the fact that panmixia, or the cessation of selection, is a true cause of degeneration.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes
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