autogamic


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au·tog·a·my

 (ô-tŏg′ə-mē)
n.
Self-fertilization, especially:
a. Fertilization of a flower by its own pollen.
b. The union of nuclei within and arising from a single cell, as in certain protozoans and fungi.
au′to·gam′ic (ô′tō-găm′ĭk), au·tog′a·mous adj.
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Adj.1.autogamic - characterized by or fit for autogamy
autogamous
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
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The automatic self-pollination can hinder cross-pollination pollen tube growth, owing to competition with the autogamic pollen tubes, thus reducing xenogamy rate (MAHORO, 2003; SILVA; PINHEIRO, 2009).
Reproductive biology of Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth (Fabaceae)/Biologia reprodutiva de Bowdichia virgilioides Kunth (Fabaceae)
For complete autogamic populations, f = 1 and [[theta].
Measurements of representativeness used in genetic resources conservation and plant breeding
For strict autogamic species (s = 1), however, M = P and u = v.
Variance Effective Population Size under Mixed Self and Random Mating with Applications to Genetic Conservation of Species

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