homogamy

  1. Noun.  (botany) fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
  2. Noun.  (biology) breeding between similar individuals; inbreeding.
  3. Noun.  (sociology) marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex.

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