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amphi·mixis (am′fə mik′sis)

noun

  1. the uniting of male and female germ cells from two individuals in reproduction
  2. crossbreeding

Etymology: ModL < amphi- + Gr mixis, a mixing: see mix

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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