Concept information
Preferred term
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
Scope note
- MS Academic Keywords
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21057
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