self-fertilization
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tl noun
1.
Botany. fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower ( opposed to cross-fertilization ).
2.
Zoology. fertilization of the ovum of a hermaphroditic animal by a sperm from the same individual, as in some species of tapeworm.
Origin:
1855–60
1855–60
Related forms
self-fer·ti·lized, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| self-fertilization | |
| —n | |
| Compare cross-fertilization fertilization in a plant or animal by the fusion of male and female gametes produced by the same individual | |
| self-'fertilized | |
| —adj | |
| self-'fertilizing | |
| —adj | |
| self-'fertile | |
| —adj | |
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Self-fertilization
is always a great word to know.
So is multicellular diploid. Does it mean:
| group of mostly aquatic eukaryotic organisms which conduct photosynthesis and make their own food |
| organisms having pairs of homologous chromosomes |
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| self-fertilization (sělf'fûr'tl-ĭ-zā'shən) Pronunciation Key
Fertilization that occurs when male and female gametes produced by the same organism unite. Self-fertilization occurs in many protozoans and invertebrate animals. It results from self-pollination in plants. Self-fertilization allows an isolated individual organism to reproduce but restricts the genetic diversity of a community. Compare cross-fertilization. |
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Example sentences
Plants are capable of self-fertilization and produce mature cones and seeds two years after pollination.
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