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Definition of: homogamy
(hō·mog′ə·mē) noun
1. Bot. a The simultaneous maturity of stamens and pistils in a flower: distinguished from dichogamy, b The condition of having all flowers alike: distinguished from heterogamy.
2. Biol. Interbreeding among an isolated group of individuals having similar characters, or characters different from those from which they are isolated. [<HOMO- + -GAMY]
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