Homogamy vs. Endogamy
Homogamynoun
(botany) Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
Endogamynoun
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Homogamynoun
(biology) Breeding between similar individuals.
Endogamynoun
(biology) the fusion of two related gametes.
Homogamynoun
(sociology) Marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex.
Endogamynoun
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.
Homogamynoun
The condition of being homogamous.
Endogamynoun
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Endogamynoun
the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
Endogamynoun
the fusion of reproductive cells from related individuals; inbreeding; self-pollination.
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.
