Definitions For Panmixia

Noun

PANMIXIA (uncountable) (ecology) A situation in which an individual is just as likely to mate with another randomly chosen individual as any other in the population. (biology) The cessation of natural selection, as on a useless organ.

Synonyms

ecology panmixis, panmixus

Related terms

panmictic

Etymology

{{etyl, NL., en}}, from (Ancient Greek)  πᾶς, , every, all + μίξις, , mixing, mingling + {{etyl, la, en}} -ia

Is Panmixia a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
22

The word Panmixia is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends

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