Negative assortative mating preserves genetic variation in a population by producing a situation in which
A) "birds of a feather flock together."
B) "opposites attract."
C) individuals tend to choose mates with phenotypes similar to their own.
D) inbreeding tends to occur more often than chance.

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Negative assortative mating refers to a mating pattern in which individuals with dissimilar phenotypes are more likely to mate, effectively meaning "opposites attract." This increases genetic diversity within a population by encouraging the combination of different genetic materials.

Negative Assortative Mating Preserves Genetic Variation in a Population by Producing