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Self-fertilization

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Noun

1. self-fertilisation, self-fertilization

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

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Self-fertilization

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noun
fertilization in a plant or animal by the fusion of male and female gametes produced by the same individual
Compare cross-fertilization

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Self-fertilization

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noun
fertilization of a plant or animal by its own pollen or sperm

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Self-fertilization

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n.
Fertilization by male gametes from the same individual, as by sperm from the same animal in hermaphroditic species or by pollen from the same plant.

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