pan·mix·i·a (p n-m k s - ) also pan·mix·is (-mkss)n. Random mating within a breeding population. [New Latin : pan- + Greek mixis, act of mingling (from mignunai, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots).] pan·mic tic (-mktk) adj. |
panmixia [pænˈmɪksɪə], panmixis [pænˈmɪksɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (in population genetics) random mating within an interbreeding population
[from New Latin, from Greek pan- + mixis act of mating]
panmictic [pænˈmiktik] adj
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