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Definition of panmictic - 6 dictionary results

pan⋅mix⋅i⋅a

  [pan-mik-see-uh]
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–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] .

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

Related forms:
pan⋅mic⋅tic  [pan-mik-tik] , adjective
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pan·mix·i·a   (pān-mĭk'sē-ə)   
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 (-mĭk'tĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: pan·mic·tic
Pronunciation: (')pan-'mik-tik
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or exhibiting panmixia panmicticpopulation>

Main Entry: pan·mix·ia
Pronunciation: -'mik-sE-&
Variant: also pan·mixy /-'mik-sE/
Function: noun
InflectedForm: plural -mix·ias also -mix·ies
: random mating within a breeding population
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panmictic pan·mic·tic (pān-mĭk'tĭk)
adj.
Relating to panmixia.

panmixia pan·mix·i·a (pān-mĭk'sē-ə) or pan·mix·is (-mĭk'sĭs)
n.
Random mating within a breeding population.

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