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Record 1 2013-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Sexual reproduction in which the pairing of male and female is not random, but involves a tendency for males of a particular kind to breed with females of a particular kind.

OBS

If the two parents of each pair tend to be more (less) alike than is to be expected by chance then positive (negative) assortative mating is occurring.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Appariement entre des reproductions mâle et femelle spécialement choisis pour engendrer un descendant possédant, avec un maximum de chance, les caractères recherchés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Apareamiento en el que los componentes de la pareja se eligen atendiendo a su similitud fenotípica.

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