Homogamy vs. Endogamy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Homogamy and Endogamy
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Homogamy
The state of having stamens and pistils that mature simultaneously.
Endogamy
Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a specific social group, religious denomination, caste, or ethnic group, rejecting those from others as unsuitable for marriage or other close personal relationships. Endogamy is common in many cultures and ethnic groups.
Homogamy
The state of having only one kind of flower on a plant, such as only unisexual flowers.
Endogamy
The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
Homogamy
Marriage between people who are similar to each other, especially in their sociocultural backgrounds.
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Endogamy
The fusion of reproductive cells from related individuals; inbreeding; self-pollination.
Homogamy
(botany) Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
Endogamy
(Anthropology) The custom of marrying within a particular social or cultural group in accordance with custom or law.
Homogamy
(biology) Breeding between similar individuals.
Endogamy
(Biology) Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry, as in self-pollination or inbreeding.
Homogamy
(sociology) Marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex.
Endogamy
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Homogamy
The condition of being homogamous.
Endogamy
(biology) The fusion of two related gametes.
Endogamy
Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; - opposed to exogamy.
Endogamy
Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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