exogamy

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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.

exogamy

views updated May 29 2018

exogamy The fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated organisms, i.e. outbreeding. Compare endogamy.

exogamy

views updated May 18 2018

exogamy The tendency for a gamete to fuse with distantly related gameters rather than with closely related ones.

exogamy

views updated May 23 2018

exogamy See ENDOGAMY.