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Definition of assortative in English Turkish dictionary
- assortative mating
- Sınıflandırıcı çiftleş(tır)me
- assortative pairing
- Sınıflandırıcı çiftleş(tır)me
- assortative pairing
- 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). İn evolution, these two types of assortative mating have the effect of reducing and expanding the range of variation, respectively, when the assorting iş cued on heritable traits
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Definition of assortative in English English dictionary
- Relating to or denoting the preferential mating of animals or marriage between people with similar characteristics
- assortative mating
- 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 pairing
- Alternative name of assortative mating
- assortative mating
- 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
- assortative mating
- mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating
- positive assortative mating
- Alternative name of assortative mating
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