DISASSORTATIVE MATING


Meaning of DISASSORTATIVE MATING in English

/dis'euh sawr"teuh tiv/ , Animal Behav., Psychol.

the reproductive pairing of individuals that have traits more dissimilar than would likely be the case if mating were random (contrasted with assortative mating ). Cf. panmixia .

[ DIS- 1 + ASSORT + -ATIVE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .