assortative mating

Noun

Meaning

mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating

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Synonyms

mating pairing endogamy homogamy positive assortative mating assortative pairing homophily in marriage like marrying like marital assortativity marital convergence marital homogeneity marital selection marital similarity marital similarity inclination marital similarity propensity
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Antonyms

disassortative mating negative assortative mating

Hypernyms

union mating coupling pairing conjugation sexual union

Close letter words and terms

assort assortation assortative assortative pairing assortatively assortativeness