The more disassortative mating there is, the faster the virus will spread.
From the economist.com
But one important factor is so-called disassortative mating.
From the economist.com
Dr Anderson's models suggest that lower levels of disassortative mating cannot stop an epidemic, they merely postpone it.
From the economist.com
For animals, mating methods include random mating, disassortative mating, assortative mating, or a mating pool.
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Surprisingly, they found no direct evidence for disassortative mating based on the genotypes of the breeding pairs.
From the sciencedaily.com
Instead, it encourages disassortative mating.
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The partial explanation for Africa's plight that disassortative mating provides should not, however, bring false comfort in other areas.
From the economist.com
Genotype discrimination via these peptides could be evolutionarily advantageous in a variety of processes ranging from assortative and disassortative mating to sympatric speciation.
From the nature.com
This finding suggests that a mechanism for balancing selection is at work in maintaining MHC diversity, even if it is not promoted by disassortative mating.