| NOUN | act | assortative mating | mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating |
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| Meaning | mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating. | |
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| Broader | coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union | The act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes |
| Opposite | disassortative mating | mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar / dissimilar / dissimilar than likely in random mating |
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