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assortative mating

DEFINITIONS OF: assortative mating

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n mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating

Antonyms:
disassortative mating
mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
Type of:
conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
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