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panmixia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pan-mix-ia
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with a randomly chosen individual as any other in the population.

Uncountable

noun

The cessation of natural selection, as on a useless organ.

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin panmixia, from Ancient Greek παν- (pan-, “every, all”) + μίξις (míxis, “mixing, mingling”) + Latin -ia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: panmixia, παν-, -ia

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

panmictic

Synonyms

panmixis panmixus

Questions

What does panmixia mean?
A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with a randomly chosen individual as any other in the population.
Where does panmixia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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