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endogamy
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endogamy /en·dog·a·my/ (en-dog´ah-me)
1. fertilization by union of separate cells having the same genetic ancestry.
2. restriction of marriage to persons within the same community.endog´amous
en·dog·a·my (n-dg-m)
n.
1. Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.
2. Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.
en·doga·mous adj.
endogamy [en-dog´ah-me]
1. fertilization by union of separate cells having the same chromatin ancestry.
2. restriction of marriage to persons within the same community. adj., adj endog´amous.
endogamy
fertilization by union of separate cells having the same chromatin ancestry.
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And because the Ashekenazim were largely endogamous, rarely marrying outside the religion or accepting converts, they remained genetically distinct from neighboring peoples and, as it turns out, other Jewish populations.
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The impurity of incest does not refer to the endogamous or intra-familial relationships themselves but rather to the pretextual impure circumstances that are understood to occur when family members become intimately related.
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