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Evolutionary biology

the proposal that mate choice favors partners whose genes combine well with the chooser's own, rather than partners of absolute quality.

In evolutionary biology, genetic compatibility hypothesis refers to the proposal that mate choice favors partners whose genes combine well with the chooser's own, rather than partners of absolute quality. This meaning comes from Tregenza (2000) in Molecular Ecology.[1]

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Tregenza, T., & Wedell, N. (2000). Genetic compatibility, mate choice and patterns of parentage: Invited Review. Molecular Ecology, 9(8), 1013-1027. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-294x.2000.00964.x

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