| assortative mating |
mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating
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| assortative mating |
Mating between phenotypically similar or dissimilar individuals: for example, between two people with the same hair color.
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| assortative mating |
The mating of individuals with similar phenotypes.
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| assortative mating |
Nonrandom mating on the basis of phenotype; usually used for positive assortative mating, the propensity to mate with others of like phenotype.
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| assortative mating |
Individuals similar (positive assortative mating) or dissimilar (negative) to each other are more likely to mate (or to be mated) than if mates were chosen at random.
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