1. relating to or characterized by random mating within a population
Usage: biology; genetics

Examples

• The researchers assumed a panmictic population for their genetic analysis.
• In panmictic breeding systems, individuals mate randomly regardless of their genetic makeup.
• The study examined whether the fish population was truly panmictic or showed some degree of assortative mating.
• Panmictic conditions are often assumed in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium calculations.
• The island’s bird population appeared to be panmictic with no evidence of mate selection based on plumage.