PANMIXIA


Meaning of PANMIXIA in English

panˈmiksēə noun

also pan·mixy or pan·mix·ie ˈpanˌmiksē ; or pan·mix·is panˈmiksə̇s

( plural panmixias -ēəz ; also panmixies -ēz ; or panmix·es -kˌsēz ; or panmixises )

Etymology: panmixia from New Latin, from pan- + Greek mixis act of mingling (from mignynai to mix) + New Latin -ia; panmixy from New Latin panmixia; panmixie International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin, panmixia; panmixis from New Latin, from pan- + -mixis — more at mix

: random or nonselective mating within a breeding population resulting ultimately in a high degree of uniformity if the population is strictly closed — opposed to apomixy

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.