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autogamy
[ aw-tog-uh-mee ]
/ ɔˈtɒg ə mi /
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noun
Botany. pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen; self-fertilization (opposed to allogamy).
Biology. conjugation in an individual organism by division of its nucleus into two parts that in turn reunite to form a zygote.
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OTHER WORDS FROM autogamy
au·tog·a·mous, au·to·gam·ic [aw-toh-gam-ik], /ˌɔ toʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby autogamy
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How to use autogamy in a sentence
Meiosis in Barbulanympha following fertilization, autogamy, and endomitosis.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. RothOne-division meiosis and autogamy without cell division in Urinympha.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. RothMeiosis in Rhynchonympha in one cytoplasmic and two nuclear divisions followed by autogamy.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. RothI wish that I had used some such terms as autogamy, xenogamy, etc..
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British Dictionary definitions for autogamy
autogamy
/ (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
Derived forms of autogamy
autogamous or autogamic (ˌɔːtəˈɡæmɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for autogamy
autogamy
[ ô-tŏg′ə-mē ]
n.
Self-fertilization in which fission of the cell nucleus occurs without complete cellular division, forming two pronuclei that reunite to form the synkaryon.
Other words from autogamy
au•tog′a•mous adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Scientific definitions for autogamy
autogamy
[ ô-tŏg′ə-mē ]
See self-fertilization.
The union of nuclei within and arising from a single cell, as in certain protozoans and fungi.
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