assortative mating

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von assortative mating im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: Sınıflandırıcı çiftleş(tır)me

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von assortative mating im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Between males and females of a species, the mutual attraction or selection, for reproductive purposes, of individuals with similar characteristics
A recent New York Times Magazine story that investigated the rise of diagnoses of bipolar disorder in children suggested assortative mating as a possible cause, because parents who are both bipolar—and who may marry because they are more likely to understand one another's symptoms—are more likely to have bipolar children.; Assortative mating (also called assortative pairing) takes place when sexually reproducing organisms tend to mate with individuals that are like themselves in some respect (positive assortative mating) or dissimilar (negative assortative mating). In evolution, these two types of assortative mating have the effect of reducing and expanding the range of variation, respectively, when the assorting is cued on heritable traits; mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating
positive assortative mating: Alternative name of assortative mating