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NONRANDOM MATING
The result of nonrandom
mating is that some individuals have more opportunity
to mate than others and thus produce more offspring
(and more copies of their genes) than others.
Random mating works against evolutionary change
by guaranteeing that the genes of a population
are thoroughly mixed among the members of the
next generation.
Random mating is unlikely to
occur for a variety of reasons. One is that it
is simply easier to mate with a nearby individual,
as opposed to one that is farther away. Also,
especially in animals, individuals compete for
mates and active selection of mating partners
occurs. This goes directly against the concept
of randomness.
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