• Self-fertilization

    Full definition of self-fertilization

    Noun

    self-fertilization

    (plural self-fertilizations)
    1. The fertilization of a plant by itself; self-pollination.
      • 2013, Katrina G. Claw, Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.
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