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In some ways the homogamy is even more striking for minorities.
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
7 Jan. 2012
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
7 Jan. 2012
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“Homogamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogamy. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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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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