— 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 ]