What's the difference between endogamous and exogamous?

Endogamous


Definition:

  • (a.) Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to exogamous.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We studied the conditions of the aortic and pulmonary valves of 153 Syrian hamsters belonging to a single family subjected to high endogamous pressure.
  • (2) Serum samples from ten endogamous populations of Assam, India-Brahmins, Kalitas, Kaibartas, Muslims, Ahoms, Karbis, Kacharis, Sonowals, Chutiyas, and Rajbanshis-were typed for G1m (1, 2, 3, 17), G3m (5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 26), and Km (1).
  • (3) The polymorphism of erythrocyte acid phosphatase has been investigated in seven endogamous caste groups of Patiala and Faridkot districts of Punjab in north-west India.
  • (4) Morpho-behavioural distances between three endogamous Muslim groups (Sunni, Shia and Bohra) and one Hindu group (Brahman) of Madhya Pradesh, separately for males and females, were estimated.
  • (5) Blood samples from 217 unrelated individuals belonging to two endogamous populations, Kotas and Badagas of the Nilgiri Hills, South India, were screened for glyoxalase I and esterase D polymorphisms using mixed starch-agarose gel electrophoresis.
  • (6) Hindus from Maharashtra, and Hindus from Gujarat show that one of the endogamous groups, the Maharashtrian Brahmin has a significantly different pattern of cancer site distribution compared to the other groups studied.
  • (7) The purpose of this paper is to provide skin color data on several endogamous groups of eastern Nepal and to demonstrate genetic microdifferentiation in skin color.
  • (8) There are three endogamous subdivisions in this Caucasian genetic isolate.
  • (9) 55% of men of exogamous origin have relatives suffering from alcoholism, 40% of men from endogamous marriages have such relatives.
  • (10) Esterase D polymorphism was investigated in six endogamous Brahmin sub-sects and in the Mala and Madiga castes of Andrah Pradesh.
  • (11) Phenotype and gene frequencies for four blood group systems (ABO, MN, Rh and P) and haptoglobin among five endogamous groups of Delhi, India, are reported.
  • (12) Variations in allelle frequencies at 11 serological and biochemical loci among 21 endogamous Dhangar castes of Maharashtra, India, have been studied using Wright's FST statistic.
  • (13) It is revealed that persons from endogamous marriages are more frequently found among people suffering from alcoholism than among healthy persons (36.6% and 25.2%).
  • (14) For an allele from one particular founder couple, there is a relatively greater probability of identity by descent for each pair of parents than on the average for other couples of the same endogamous subdivision.
  • (15) Interestingly, the differences in the genetic distance values between five Koya Dora groups are as great as the differences between the five endogamous tribal populations tested for the same loci.
  • (16) Data on the distance between the birthplaces of spouses - matrimonial distance - were collected from 2260 married individuals belonging to 21 endogamous castes of the Dhangar (shepherd) caste-cluster of Maharashtra, India.
  • (17) Histocompatibility antigens (A, B & C loci) and 23 other single gene characters were studied in 204 pulmonary tuberculosis patients belonging to a single endogamous group in South India.
  • (18) The length of index finger relative to fourth finger has been measured on parents and children in 190 families belonging to an endogamous Reddy community of Nalgonda District, India.
  • (19) The occurrence of cleft chin was studied among five endogamous groups (Padam, Minyong, Pasi, Gallong, Apatani) of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India.
  • (20) Blood samples from 898 individuals of nine endogamous groups of West Bengal, India were typed for determining the haplotypic structure in the gamma-light chain (Gm) and kappa-light chain (Km) of immunoglobulin (IgG).

Exogamous


Definition:

  • (a.) Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; -- opposed to endogenous.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In XIX century generations consanguinity was very low (alpha coefficient 7 x 10(-5) which may be explained by the exogamic tradition of the population; this acted as a factor opposed to random drift.
  • (2) 55% of men of exogamous origin have relatives suffering from alcoholism, 40% of men from endogamous marriages have such relatives.
  • (3) These results indicate a tendency for greater relative subdivision in larger, more exogamous populations.
  • (4) ), (5) the highest biological distance within the Greenlandic isolates was found between the Northeastern and Southeastern coastal areas, (6) variations in the mandible were related to metric changes rather than to changes in the morphological configuration, and (7) changes in non-metric frequencies (i.e., for mandibular tori as observed on the west coast of Greenland) were primarily induced by phenotypical variation (masticatory stress, changes in diet, ante-mortem loss of premolars and molars) caused by an inceptive increase of exogamic tendencies.
  • (5) Judging by the data obtained, these changes in percentage of exogamous marriages do not considerably influence the probability of pregnancy failure which can be accounted for disturbed foeto-maternal immunological interrelations.
  • (6) Gene flow and marital mobility into the 3 districts came from neighboring provinces mostly into the Markazi and Chalous districts The incidence of endogamy decreased slightly within Nowshahr, whereas exogamous (outside of the province) marriages increased for both sexes although within short distances of the place of birth.
  • (7) Six examples of a variation in the LDH-A subunit have been detected in 408 samples from three exogamous clans in the New Guinea Highlands.
  • (8) Measurements of 133 adult offspring of exogamous matings and of 347 adult offspring of endogamous matings in a Mexican community were standardized for sex and prior international migration.
  • (9) Among the exogamous marriages there is a preference for mates from Italo-Albanian settlements, with higher values in the 1800s.
  • (10) The independent variables are year of marriage, geographic distance between husband's and wife's birthplaces, endogamous vs. exogamous marriage, and population sizes of husband's and wife's birthplaces.
  • (11) Comparisons of offspring of exogamous and endogamous unions in populations of this kind do not consistently provide evidence of heterosis.
  • (12) The offspring of the exogamous matings were larger than those of the endogamous matings in 3 of 26 anthropometric dimensions.

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