💍 Within-group marriage 🌱 Same-species mating

endogamous

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Reproducing by pollen or sex cells from the same species

adjective
/ɛnˈdɒɡəməs/

Specialized

: endogámico

Some plant species are endogamous, requiring fertilization by pollen from flowers of the same kind.

Examples

Unlike exogamous plants, endogamous species rarely hybridize with different species.
Research has shown that endogamous breeding promotes genetic stability within isolated populations.
The plants exhibit endogamous reproduction, ensuring genetic diversity.
In some species, endogamous fertilization is preferred over cross-pollination.
Research has shown that endogamous breeding promotes genetic stability within isolated populations.
Some plant species are endogamous, requiring fertilization by pollen from flowers of the same kind.
In some species, endogamous fertilization ensures offspring maintain traits typical of the species.

Synonyms

endogamic

vsendogamous

Specialized

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Allowing pollen from another flower of the same species to fertilize it

is the broader reproductive adjective not limited to plant suitability

allogamous

vsendogamous

Specialized

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To make new plants by receiving pollen from a different plant of the same species

focuses on the trait of involving same species gametes rather than actual reproduction

Antonyms

exogamous

Specialized

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To marry or breed with members outside one's own group

How Endogamous

inbred

Specialized

12 8.6

endogamous

Specialized

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Surface Forms

endogamous positive

Morphology

endogamous = endogamy (semi-transparent) = endogamy + ous

Formed by the regular adjectival suffix '-ous' from the noun 'endogamy'; the morphological change is straightforward.

Etymology

Endogamous comes from Greek parts endo- 'within' and -gamous from gamos 'marriage', and in biology it describes mating or fertilizing 'within' the same group or species. So an endogamous plant or animal usually breeds only with others of its own kind.