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autogamy
[aw-tog-uh-mee]
noun
Botany.pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilization (allogamy ).
Biology.conjugation in an individual organism by division of its nucleus into two parts that in turn reunite to form a zygote.
autogamy
/ ˌɔːtəˈɡæmɪk, ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ /
noun
self-fertilization in flowering plants
a type of sexual reproduction, occurring in some protozoans, in which the uniting gametes are derived from the same cell
autogamy
The union of nuclei within and arising from a single cell, as in certain protozoans and fungi.
Other Word Forms
- autogamous adjective
- autogamic adjective
- ˈٴDzdzܲ adjective
Example Sentences
It appears that this plant has lost the capacity for autogamy; at any rate, if a stigma be pollinated with pollen from the same flower on plants in a garden, no result follows.
The opposite of allogamy is autogamy, or self-pollination.
Antonyms: self-indulgence, sensuality, voluptuousness. self-denying, a. self-sacrificing, unselfish, ascetic, abstemious. self-evident, a. axiomatic, obvious. self-examination, n. introspection; autoscopy. self-explanatory, a. obvious. self-fear, n. self-distrust, autophoby. self-fertilization, n. autogamy. self-government, n. self-control; democracy; autonomy.
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