panmixia

panmixia
panmictic /pan mik"tik/, adj.
/pan mik"see euh/, n. Animal Behav.
random mating of individuals within a population, the breeding individuals showing no tendency to choose partners with particular traits.
Also, panmixis /pan mik"sis/. Cf. assortative mating, disassortative mating.
[1885-90; PAN- + Gk míx(is) mingling, mixing (m(e)ig(nýnai) to mix + -sis -SIS) + -IA]

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