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Human beings (and probably most animals) do not mate completely at random. There is always an element of conscious choice, based on various considerations, though the importance of this element varies from one individual to another.
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Jacquard, A. (1974). Deviations from Random Mating. In: The Genetic Structure of Populations. Biomathematics, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88415-3_10
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