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KembaraXtra-Psychology - assortative mating
Assortative mating is a preference for mates who resemble oneself in phenotype, such as humans choosing partners similar in wealth, social class, intelligence, or attractiveness, and other organisms selecting mates similar on particular traits. It relates to heritability and population genetics and is contrasted with disassortative mating; the term derives from roots meaning “to classify.”
Assortative mating is a preference for mates who resemble oneself in phenotype, such as humans choosing partners similar in wealth, social class, intelligence, or attractiveness, and other organisms selecting mates similar on particular traits. It relates to heritability and population genetics and is contrasted with disassortative mating; the term derives from roots meaning “to classify.”
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