Adelphogamy

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 plant, adelphogamy refers to sibling pollination: pollen and stigma belong to two individuals which derives from same mother plant.[2]

Amnon and Tamar are siblings who commit incest

In sociology, the term adelphogamy may also refer to 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. Rieger, R.; Michaelis, A.; Green, M. M. (1991). Glossary of Genetics. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-75333-6. ISBN 978-3-540-52054-2.
  3. Rudmin, Floyd Webster. "Cross-cultural correlates of the ownership of private property: A look from another data base." Anthropologica (1992): 71-88.
  4. "adelphogamy". Oxford Reference. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  • The dictionary definition of sibcest at Wiktionary


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