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Self-fertilisation   Listen
Self-fertilisation

noun
1.
Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from the same individual.  Synonym: self-fertilization.





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... of 1876 I shall publish on the 'Effects of Cross and Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom.' This book will form a complement to that on the 'Fertilisation of Orchids,' in which I showed how perfect were the means for cross-fertilisation, and here I shall show how important are the results. I was led to make, during eleven years, the numerous ...
— The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume I • Francis Darwin


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