ASSORTATIVE MATING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("assortative mating" is a kind of...):

conjugation; coupling; mating; pairing; sexual union; union (the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes)

Antonym:

disassortative mating (mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating)