Polygamy

Polygamy (from the Greek. Πολύς - "numerous" and γάμος - "marriage"), polygamy - a form of marriage in which the spouse of the same sex has more than one spouse of the opposite sex. There are two types of polygamy: polygamy (another name is polygyny) and polyandry (polyandry). Polygamy is contrasted with monogamy. Do not confuse multiple monogamy with polygamy. Repeated marriage and the associated multiple divorce is not the same thing as officially being married to several wives (husbands), that is, people of the opposite sex.

Violation of one-time monogamy or polygamy (depending on social, religious and other laws and customs) is usually condemned, and can be interpreted as treason, fornication, etc., that is, a violation of chastity (both in marriage and outside it) .

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Polygamy was outlawed in Japan in 1880, in China in 1953, in Nepal in 1963 [1].

Nature and polygamy

In nature, both monogamous and polygamous animal species are known.

From the point of view of biology, the existence of several stable marriage systems in humans is surprising because most animals have any one marriage system, which is a species trait [2].

In humans, an average of 105-106 boys are born for every 100 girls. A mother's diet affects the deviation from this average, since a mother needs more calories to give birth to a boy. Therefore, in hungry times, more girls are born (for example, in China in 1959-1961) [3].

Plant polygamy

See also: Separation of floors in flowering plants

In botany, polygamy refers to the presence of both bisexual and same-sex flowers in one plant species [4]. The following combinations are possible:

1. same-sex and bisexual flowers are on the same plant:
   • andromonoietia , or andromonecia - the plant has male and bisexual flowers;
   • gynomonoecy , or ginomonetziya - the plant has female and bisexual flowers;
   • trimonoetia , or trimonesis , or tsenomonetsiya - the plant has bisexual, male and female flowers;
2. same-sex and bisexual flowers are on different plants of the same species:
   • androdietcia - male and bisexual flowers are on different plants;
   • gynodiacia - female and bisexual flowers are on different plants;
   • trietium , or trichomoneous - bisexual, female and male flowers are on different individuals.