Adelphogamy

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Adelphogamy is a form of sexual partnership between sibling eukaryotes, especially in some species of fungi, flowering plants or ants, or in humans.[1] In flowering plants, adelphogamy refers to sibling pollination: pollen and stigma belong to two individuals which derives from same mother plant.[2]

In

fraternal polyandry, or to an incestuous relationship between a brother and sister.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "adelphogamy, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, March 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/2256. Accessed 15 March 2022.
  2. ISBN 978-3-540-52054-2
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  3. ^ "adelphogamy". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  4. JSTOR 25605633
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External links

  • The dictionary definition of sibcest at Wiktionary


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