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Screw genetic modification, I'd be interested to see what wacky deviations we see in a generation or so without it. Right now we've got assortative mating goin

• imglorp 11y ago
  If I understand the wiki on assortative mating, it supports your statement. However, in the last couple centuries there have also been greatly increased migrations globally, leading to increased mating across cultures and races. These events will be carried in the gene pool, maybe forever, and repeated. Intuitively, even if they're outliers, these matings will trend the gene pool towards more homogeneity. Is this intuition correct? How do biologists reconcile the views?
• vijayr 11y ago
  Right now we've got assortative mating going on at a scale relatively unprecedented in history. What exactly does this mean? Is there a place where I can learn more about it?
  • daveguy 11y ago
    It means dating sites and college preferences are putting similar people together at an unprecedented rate: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assortative_mating https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assortative_mating
  • davidiach 11y ago
    I recommend reading Coming Apart by Charles Murray, where assortative mating is discussed extensively. There are also some interesting articles you might want to read: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/upshot/marriages-of-power-couples-reinforce-income-inequality.html?hpw&rref=upshot&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/27/upshot/marriages-of-power-... http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/upshot/rise-in-marriages-of-equals-and-in-division-by-class.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/upshot/rise-in-marriages-o... http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21595972-how-sexual-equality-increases-gap-between-rich-and-poor-households-sex-brains-and http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21595972-how-sex...