1. Plural of gamodeme; local populations of organisms that can interbreed and share a common gene pool.
Usage: technical; biology; population genetics

Examples

• The study examined how gamodemes of the butterfly species maintained genetic diversity across the region.
• Researchers identified several distinct gamodemes within the larger population of the endangered fish.
• Gene flow between adjacent gamodemes helps prevent local extinction.
• The gamodemes in this ecosystem show different allele frequencies due to geographic isolation.
• Conservation efforts must consider the structure of gamodemes to protect genetic variation.