Self-fertilization synonyms

sĕlf'fûr'tl-ĭ-zā'shən

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cross-fertilization (related)
The fertilization that occurs when the nucleus of a male sex cell from one individual joins with the nucleus of a female sex cell from another individual. In plants, cross-pollination is an example of cross-fertilization.
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self-fertilisation
fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
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Self-fertilization Sentence Examples

  • The anthers are so situated that the pollen on escaping comes into contact with the stigma; in such flowers self-fertilization is compulsory and very effectual, as seeds in profusion are produced.

  • In subsequent generations produced by self-fertilization of the hybrids it was found that the positive character was not present in all the individuals, but that a result was obtained showing that in the formation of the reproductive cells (ova and sperms) of the hybrid, half were endowed with the positive character and half with the negative.

  • They differ structurally from the normal form in being capable of self-fertilization only, and in the shape and details of their spermatozoa.

  • Only where there is no such struggle for existence does self-fertilization often prove satisfactory for many generations."

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