self-fertilization
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Alternative forms
- self-fertilisation
Etymology
From self- + fertilization.
Noun
self-fertilization (countable and uncountable, plural self-fertilizations)
- The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination, autogamy.
- 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
Translations
autogamy — see autogamy
Further reading
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