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self-fertilization

DEFINITIONS OF: self-fertilization

1

n fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual

Synonyms:
self-fertilisation
Antonyms:
cross-fertilisation, cross-fertilization
fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
Types:
autogamy
self-fertilization in plants
Type of:
fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation
creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
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