panmixia
A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with a randomly chosen…A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with a randomly chosen individual as any other in the population.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with a randomly chosen individual as any other in the population.
(uncountable)The cessation of natural selection, as on a useless organ.
Origin
From New Latin panmixia, from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “every, all”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixFrom New Latin panmixia, from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “every, all”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”) + Latin -ia.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedpanmictic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable