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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•as•sort′a•tive mat′ing [Animal Behav., Psychol.]

Animal Behaviorthe reproductive pairing of individuals that have traits more dissimilar than would likely be the case if mating were random (contrasted with assortative mating). Cf. panmixia.

dis-¹ + assort + -ative

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assortative mating - panmixia

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