EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

deprecated concept
type: Concept

assortative mating
type: Concept

assortative mating
type: Concept
creator: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997
is replaced by: assortative mating
deprecated: true
alternative label: assortatively mating
alternative label: assortatively mated
alternative label: assortatively mate
alternative label: assortative matings
alternative label: assortative mate
broader: deprecated concept
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.
in scheme: EnvThes
scope note: MS Academic Keywords