assortative mating
noun Animal Behavior, Psychology.
the reproductive pairing of individuals that have more traits in common than would likely be the case if mating were random (contrasted with disassortative mating).
Compare
panmixia.
Origin of assortative mating
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby assortative mating
associative storage,
assoil,
assoluta,
assonance,
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assortative mating,
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assortment,
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asst,
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Medical definitions for assortative mating
assortative mating
[ ə-sôr′tə-tĭv ]
n.
Nonrandom mating in which individuals mate preferentially according to phenotype.