outbreeding
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earnest, positive
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The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.
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.
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3Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.
WiktionaryOutbreeding hinders earnest studies of archaeogenetics, making it thorny to know precisely about ancient populations, migrations and linguistic groups.
WiktionaryI'm not racist, and I have nothing against those people, but we have to do something about the fact that they're outbreeding us five to one.
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