panmixia
Americannoun
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
Example Sentences
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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
The process of dwindling cannot therefore be explained as due to panmixia alone; we can only find a sufficient explanation in germinal selection.
From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward
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
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
Thirdly, according to my view of the action of panmixia as previously explained, no total discharge of colouration is likely to be caused by such action alone.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes
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