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assortative mating: Meaning and Definition of
assort'ative mat'ing
Pronunciation: [key]
— Animal Behav., Psychol. 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.
