outbreeding

English

Etymology

out- +‎ breeding

Noun

outbreeding (countable and uncountable, plural outbreedings)

1. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.

   Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.

2. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).

   Outbreeding hinders earnest studies of archaeogenetics, making it thorny to know precisely about ancient populations, migrations and linguistic groups.