panmictic
/pænˈmɪktɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or characterized by random mating within a population, where all individuals have an equal chance of reproducing with each other.
- The researchers assumed a panmictic model to simplify their genetic calculations.
- In a panmictic population, there are no barriers to mating between any two individuals.
- Many small island species do not form a panmictic group because of geographic isolation.