panmixia

[ pan-mik-see-uh ]
/ pænˈmɪk si ə /

noun Animal Behavior.

random mating of individuals within a population, the breeding individuals showing no tendency to choose partners with particular traits.
Also pan·mix·is [pan-mik-sis] /pænˈmɪk sɪs/.
Compare assortative mating, disassortative mating.

Origin of panmixia

1885–90; pan- + Greek míx(is) mingling, mixing ( m(e)ig(nýnai) to mix + -sis -sis) + -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM panmixia

pan·mic·tic [pan-mik-tik] /pænˈmɪk tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby panmixia

panko, panleukopenia, panlobular emphysema, panlogism, panmictic, panmixia, panmunjom, panmyelophthisis, panmyelosis, pannage, panne

British Dictionary definitions for panmictic

panmixia

panmixis (pænˈmɪksɪs)

/ (pænˈmɪksɪə) /

noun

(in population genetics) random mating within an interbreeding population

Derived forms of panmixia

panmictic (pænˈmiktik), adjective

Word Origin for panmixia

C20: from New Latin, from Greek pan- + mixis act of mating

Medical definitions for panmictic (1 of 2)

panmictic
[ păn-mĭk′tĭk ]

adj.

Relating to panmixia.

Medical definitions for panmictic (2 of 2)

panmixia
[ păn-mĭk′sē-ə ]

n.

Random mating within a breeding population.