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DISASSORTATIVE MATING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("disassortative mating" is a kind of...):
conjugation; coupling; mating; pairing; sexual union; union (the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes)
Antonym:
assortative mating (mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating)