Word: fixation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fix
a
tion
Definition: The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular gene (allele) to a situation where only one of the alleles remains.
Morphemes:
Affix: fixate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.