panmixia
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noun
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Etymology
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 Romanes, George John
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 Marchant, James
My dear Mr. Poulton,—As to panmixia you have quite misunderstood my position.
From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 by Marchant, James
The process of dwindling cannot therefore be explained as due to panmixia alone: we can only find a sufficient explanation in germinal selection.
From Evolution in Modern Thought by Weismann, August
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 Romanes, George John
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