assortative

assortative
as·sor·ta·tive ə-'sȯrt-ət-iv adj being nonrandom mating based on like or unlike characteristics

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as·sor·ta·tive (ə-sorґtə-tiv) characterized by or pertaining to selection on the basis of likeness or kind.

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  • Assortative mixing — In the study of complex networks, the term assortative mixing refers to a bias in favor of connections between network nodes with similar characteristics. [cite journal author = M. E. J. Newman year = 2003 title = Mixing patterns in networks… …   Wikipedia

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  • assortative mating — noun Between males and females of a species, the mutual attraction or selection, for reproductive purposes, of individuals with similar characteristics. Underlying all distributions of characters in assortative matings are certain elementary… …   Wiktionary

  • assortative mating — assortive mating nonrandom mating in which choice of a mate is influenced by phenotype. Positive assortative mating occurs when phenotypically similar mates are chosen, e.g., tall men and tall women; negative assortative mating occurs when… …   Medical dictionary

  • assortative mating — noun mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating • Ant: ↑disassortative mating • Hypernyms: ↑coupling, ↑mating, ↑pairing, ↑conjugation, ↑union, ↑sexual union * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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