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Preferred term

assortative mating

Is replaced by

assortative mating

Definition

[Henderson's] non-random mating within a population where individuals tend to mate with individuals resembling themselves. In human populations for example, mating tends to be random for certain characteristics such as blood groups and assortative for others such as height and ethnic group.

Broader concept

deprecated concept

Entry terms

assortative mate
assortative matings
assortatively mate
assortatively mated
assortatively mating

Scope note

MS Academic Keywords

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0077

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Created 8/3/16, last modified 3/21/22

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