Assortative mating occurs when:
A)people with certain phenotypes mate at nonrandom frequencies
B)siblings or other very closely related people mate
C)people mate at random with regard to phenotype
D)none of the above

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Assortative mating occurs when people with certain phenotypes (traits) mate at nonrandom frequencies. For example, tall individuals may be more likely to mate with other tall individuals, leading to an increase in the frequency of the tall phenotype in the population. This is a form of nonrandom mating, as individuals are not choosing mates at random with regard to their phenotype.

Assortative Mating Occurs When