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self-fertilisation

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Noun1.self-fertilisation - fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual
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
autogamy - self-fertilization in plants


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But although some flowers do self-fertilise, plants have evolved myriad physical strategies to avoid self-pollination and self-fertilisation.
But although some flowers do self-fertilise, plants have evolved a myriad of physical strategies to avoid self-pollination and self-fertilisation.
The genetics of self-fertilisation in lizards means that all her hatchlings would have to be male.
 
 
 
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