Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual.
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Examples for "self-fertilisation "
Examples for "self-fertilisation "
1 The Primulaceae seem eminently liable to suffer in fertility from self - fertilisation .
2 I fancy that I see my way with the aid of continued self - fertilisation .
3 But the characters which hybrids exhibit on self - fertilisation are rather variable.
4 There seem to be mechanisms for cross- and also for self - fertilisation .
5 In neither of these cases were any of the plants the product of self - fertilisation .
1 They possess no possible resource for self - fertilization in the neglect of these insect sponsors.
2 Premise of the study: Self-incompatibility (SI) prevents self - fertilization and reduces inbreeding.
3 Females are often capable of self - fertilization , producing fresh generations of offspring in the absence of mate.
4 In the flower where the father and mother part matures at the same time, self - fertilization is the rule.
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