Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law.
Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.
Breeding between members of a relatively small population, especially one in which most members are related.
1 There is no evidence of the practice of endogamy which is so widespread among the Oceanic peoples.
2 Dogging, from " endogamy " : marrying inside the clan, inbreeding.
3 There are no restrictions in the choice of a wife that might indicate a rule of endogamy or exogamy.
4 These populations showed a high degree of endogamy and were part of a larger Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish group.
5 The high genetic diversity found among Andhra populations may be attributed to social stratification and the practice of strict endogamy .
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