The mechanism of assortative mating for educational attainment : a study of Finnish and Dutch twins and their spouses
Introduction: Assortative mating refers describes a phenomenon in which individuals with similar phenotypic traits are more likely to mate and reproduce with each other; i.e. assortative mating occurs when individuals choose partners based on their similarity or dissimilarity in certain traits.to patterns of non-randommating of spouses leading to phenotypic resemblance. There are various theories about the its underlying mechanisms, which have different genetic consequences.Methods: We analyzed examined two possible mechanisms underlying assortative mating - phenotypic assortment and social ho... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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Frontiers Media
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Schlagwörter: | Assortative mating / Education / Phenotypic assortment / Social homogamy / Twins / 1184 Genetics / developmental biology / physiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26675849 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/563912 |