exogamic

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Adj.	1.	exogamic - characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related exogamous phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
	2.	exogamic - pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe exogamous anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings outbred - bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes

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James provides her reader with an in-depth understanding of how the Medici employed both the endogamic union (i.e., Piero de' Medici to Lucrezia Tornabuoni) and the exogamic (i.e., Lorenzo il Magnifico to Clarice Orsini) to their political advantages.

Robert Black and John E. Law (eds.). The Medici: Citizens and Masters

Considering that populations have been stable for a long time, the main obstacle for their conservation may be the exogamic depression that may occur in the future caused by human activity.

Cryptic species and genetic structure in Didemnum granulatum Tokioka, 1954 (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) from the southern Brazilian coast/Especies cripticas e estrutura genetica em Didemnum granulatum Tokioka 1954 (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) na costa sul do Brasil

Hrothgar advances Beowulf as the possible heir to the throne and strengthens the exogamic relations at the expense of his endogamic kinship bonds.

Wealhtheow's peace-weaving: diegesis and genealogy of gender in Beowulf

Conversely, hybridisation also can contribute to the extinction of species producing introgression of exotic alleles, causing possible exogamic depression and reducing species fitness (Templeton, 1986; Lynch, 1991; Edmands and Timmerman, 2003).

Aplicaciones e implicaciones de la filogeografia para la conservacion de los canidos

In this exogamic marital-net, women migrate to the community of their future husbands, allowing a constant gene flow throughout the region.

Analisis de la diversidad y la estructura genetica de tres poblaciones indigenas amazonicas colombianas

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