Adelphogamy Explained

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

In sociology, the term adelphogamy or adelphic polyandry may also refer to fraternal polyandry, or to an incestuous relationship between a brother and sister.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Incest between twins
• List of coupled siblings

Notes and References

1. "adelphogamy, n." OED Online, Oxford University Press, March 2022, www.oed.com/view/Entry/2256. Accessed 15 March 2022.
2. Book: Rieger . R. . Michaelis . A. . Green . M. M. . 1991 . Glossary of Genetics . en-gb . 10.1007/978-3-642-75333-6. 978-3-540-52054-2 .
3. Web site: adelphogamy . 2022-03-15 . Oxford Reference . en .
4. Rudmin . Floyd Webster . 1992 . Cross-Cultural Correlates of the Ownership of Private Property: A Look from Another Data Base . Anthropologica . en . 34 . 1 . 71–88 . 10.2307/25605633. 25605633 . 1974/2575 . free .