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heterogamy

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het·er·og·a·my  (ht-rg-m)
n.
1. Alternation of sexual and parthenogenic generations, as in some aphids.
2. The state or condition in which conjugating gametes are dissimilar in structure and size as well as in function.
heter·o·gamic (-r-gmk) adj.
heterogamy  (ht-rg-m)
1. Alternation of sexual and parthenogenetic generations, as in the life cycles of some aphids.
2. A reproductive system that is characterized by the fusion of gametes (called heterogametes) that are dissimilar in size and structure, such as the egg and sperm of animals.
heterogamous adjective
heterogamy
1. the condition of being heterogamous, or reproducing sexually and asexually in alternating generations.
2. the process of indirect pollination. Cf. heterogenesis. — heterogamous, adj.
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48) The three barriers to heterogamy are described by inheritance, sectoral, and hierarchy parameters.
Partner choice and homogamy in the nineteenth century: was there a ... by Maas, Ineke / Journal of Social History
43) Heterogamy was strong only in strata with unbalanced gender ratios, e.
Social Integration in 20th century Europe: Evidences from Hungarian ... by Tomka, Bela / Journal of Social History
But it is far less evident that this two-to-one ratio of homogamy to heterogamy constituted "tight alliance," let alone that it could have constituted the basis of an enduring social equilibrium in Florence, except in a safety-valve sort of way.
Marriage Alliance in Late Medieval Florence by Chojnacki, Stanley / Journal of Social History
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