ASSORTATIVE MATING


Meaning of ASSORTATIVE MATING in English

Animal Behav., Psychol.

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 ). Cf. panmixia .

[ 1895-1900 ]

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