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Spousal similarity was not due to convergence or social homogamy...
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2012
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2012
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“Homogamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogamy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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homogamy
noun
ho·mog·a·my
hō-ˈmäg-ə-mē 
plural homogamies
: reproduction within an isolated group perpetuating qualities by which it is differentiated from the larger group of which it is a part
broadly
: the mating of like with like
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