Non-random mating was detected, with 8.1% of matings between siblings.
Sebro, R., Hoffman, T. J., Lange, C., Rogus, J. J. & Risch, N. J. Testing for non-random mating: Evidence for ancestry-related assortative mating in the Framingham heart study.
Previous studies indicate that when applied to GAs, dissortative mating – a type of non-random mating in which individuals are chosen according to their similarities – may improve their performance (on both speed and reliability).
Analysing the consequences of non-random mating is quite complicated, but some conclusions are fairly easily seen.
They were also taught about the processes of natural selection, genetic drift, gene flow, non-random mating and mutation as mechanisms for evolution.
So if we consider a genotype that influences height, mating will not be random with respect to this genotype (see section 3.5 'Non-Random Mating').
Generally, sympatric speciation in animals requires the evolution of both genetic differences and non-random mating, to allow reproductive isolation to evolve.
However, effects of non-additive (dominance) genetic factors, non-random mating and cultural transmission have generally not been explored.
In the absence of selection, significant deviations from HW in our experiment can result from either non-random mating or sampling errors.
However, females maintained sperm viability even during this late period, suggesting the possibility of non-random mating based on sperm quality.
A population that deviates from HWE does so because of non-random mating, mutation, and selection and other factors that affect population structure.
