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random mating

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random mating [′ran·dəm ‚mād·iŋ]
(genetics)
A mating system in which there is an equal opportunity for all male and female gametes to join in fertilization.


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Users of the classical twin study design assume that genetic factors and environmental factors are not correlated, there is no genotype X environment interaction, and there is random mating with respect to the traits under study in the population (ie, no tendency to mate with someone with similar traits).
parvum (type 2) genetic fingerprints showed evidence of random mating among genetically diverse parasites.
 
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