Definitions
- Referring to a social system where individuals are expected to marry outside of their own group or community. - Describing a marriage between two people from different cultural, ethnic, or religious backgrounds. - Talking about a mating system in biology where individuals mate with those outside of their own group or population.
- Describing a sexual reproduction process where two different gametes (male and female) combine to form a zygote. - Talking about a botanical term for a flower that has both male and female reproductive organs. - Referring to a social system where individuals are allowed to marry someone who is different from themselves in terms of age, social status, or education level.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe a relationship or mating process involving differences.
- 2Both words can be used in biological and social contexts.
- 3Both words emphasize diversity and variation.
What is the difference?
- 1Scope: Exogamous refers specifically to marriage or mating outside of one's own group, while heterogamous can refer to any type of difference in a relationship or mating process.
- 2Context: Exogamous is more commonly used in social and cultural contexts, while heterogamous is more commonly used in biological contexts.
- 3Focus: Exogamous emphasizes cultural, ethnic, or religious differences, while heterogamous emphasizes biological differences.
- 4Usage: Exogamous is an adjective that describes a social system or mating pattern, while heterogamous is an adjective that describes a reproductive process or botanical feature.
Remember this!
Exogamous and heterogamous are both adjectives that describe relationships or mating processes involving differences. However, exogamous specifically refers to marriage or mating outside of one's own group, while heterogamous can refer to any type of difference in a relationship or mating process. Exogamous is more commonly used in social and cultural contexts, while heterogamous is more commonly used in biological contexts.
