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AGAMY [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
CONT

We have already defined exogamy and endogamy as the requirement or tendency to marry respectively outside and within a particular social group ... If there is no particular rule, the term agamy is sometimes used.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
DEF

Règle de parenté caractérisée par l'absence de prescription relative au choix du conjoint à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur d'un groupe social.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biological Sciences

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences biologiques
DEF

Situation rencontrée chez certaines populations ou espèces capables de se reproduire sans qu'interviennent les processus normaux de la fécondation.

Spanish

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