self-fertilization
- noun
- /ˌsɛlfˌfɜːrtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
autofecundación
- Researchers studied how self-fertilization affects the genetic makeup of a plant's offspring in controlled environments.
- avoid self-fertilization
Examples
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Some plants use self-fertilization to reproduce.
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Self-fertilization can limit genetic diversity within a population over time.
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Many plants are capable of self-fertilization if cross-pollination does not occur.
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Scientists studied how self-fertilization affects the survival of certain flowering plants.
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The self-fertilization process can lead to genetic uniformity.
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One way that plants ensure genetic diversity is by avoiding self-fertilization, which keeps their offspring more varied.
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Many flowers develop specific structures that prevent self-fertilization, encouraging cross-pollination instead.
Synonyms
A process where an organism fertilizes itself to make offspring
A way a flower or plant makes seeds using its own pollen
A flower making seeds using its own pollen
Antonyms
- Specialized
The joining of an egg and sperm from different individuals of the same species
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-fertilization = fertilization (transparent) = self + fertilize + ation
Clear formation: 'self-' (by the same individual) attached to 'fertilization' (the biological process), so the meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Self-fertilization joins self ('own') and fertilize ('make fruitful'), the same idea behind fertile and fertilizer. So self-fertilization is when a plant or animal 'makes itself fruitful' by using its own male and female parts to produce offspring.
