Gamodesmy

/ɡæˈmɒdɛzmi/ noun

Definition

The condition or quality of being a gamodeme; the state of forming a genetically coherent breeding population.

Etymology

From 'gamodeme' + Greek '-ia' or '-y' noun-forming suffix. Technical term developed in 20th-century evolutionary biology.

Kelly Says

This is basically the hidden glue holding animal and plant populations together—without gamodesmy, there'd be no way for populations to maintain their characteristics across generations.

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