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exogamy
ex·og·a·my / ekˈsägəmē/ • n. Anthropol. the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe. Compare with endogamy. ∎ Biol. the fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated individuals; outbreeding; cross-pollination. DERIVATIVES: ex·og·a·mous / -məs/ adj. |
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"exogamy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "exogamy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-exogamy.html "exogamy." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-exogamy.html |
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exogamy
exogamy The fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated organisms, i.e. outbreeding. Compare endogamy.
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"exogamy." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "exogamy." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-exogamy.html "exogamy." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-exogamy.html |
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exogamy
exogamy The tendency for a gamete to fuse with distantly related gameters rather than with closely related ones.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "exogamy." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "exogamy." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-exogamy.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "exogamy." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-exogamy.html |
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exogamy
exogamy : see marriage . |
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"exogamy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "exogamy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-exogamy.html "exogamy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-exogamy.html |
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exogamy
exogamy See ENDOGAMY.
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GORDON MARSHALL. "exogamy." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. GORDON MARSHALL. "exogamy." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-exogamy.html GORDON MARSHALL. "exogamy." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-exogamy.html |
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exogamy
•fumy, gloomy, plumy, rheumy, roomie, roomy, spumy
•excuse-me • mushroomy • perfumy
•Brummie, chummy, crumby, crummy, dummy, gummy, lumme, mummy, plummy, rummy, scrummy, scummy, slummy, tummy, yummy
•academy • sodomy • blasphemy
•infamy
•bigamy, polygamy, trigamy
•endogamy, exogamy, heterogamy, homogamy, misogamy, monogamy
•hypergamy • alchemy • Ptolemy
•anomie • antinomy
•agronomy, astronomy, autonomy, bonhomie, Deuteronomy, economy, gastronomy, heteronomy, metonymy, physiognomy, taxonomy
•thingummy • Laramie • sesame
•blossomy
•anatomy, atomy
•hysterectomy, mastectomy, tonsillectomy, vasectomy
•epitome
•dichotomy, lobotomy, tracheotomy, trichotomy
•colostomy • bosomy
•squirmy, thermae, wormy
•taxidermy
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"exogamy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "exogamy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-exogamy.html "exogamy." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-exogamy.html |
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