panmixia

noun

pan·​mix·​ia ˌpan-ˈmik-sē-ə 

: random mating within a breeding population

Examples of panmixia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is entirely in keeping with the dominant ethos of the global elite, which aims for a panmixia of genes in concert with an alignment of a particular set of cosmopolitan post-materialist memes. — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2011

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pan- + Greek mixis act of mingling, mating, from mignynai to mix — more at mix

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for panmixia

• asphyxia

Medical Definition

panmixia

noun

pan·​mix·​ia -ˈmik-sē-ə 

variants also panmixy

-ˈmik-sē 

plural panmixias also panmixies

: random mating within a breeding population