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autogamy [aw-tog-uh-mee] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN 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. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of autogamy First recorded in 1875–80; auto-1 + -gamy Related formsau·tog·a·mous, au·to·gam·ic [aw-toh-gam-ik] /ˌɔ toʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for autogamy Historical Examples of autogamy
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More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II
Charles Darwin
One-division meiosis and autogamy without cell division in Urinympha.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth
Meiosis in Rhynchonympha in one cytoplasmic and two nuclear divisions followed by autogamy.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth
Meiosis in Barbulanympha following fertilization, autogamy, and endomitosis.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
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British Dictionary definitions for autogamy autogamy 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 Formsautogamous or autogamic (ˌɔːtəˈɡæmɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 autogamy in Medicine 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. Related formsau•tog′a•mous adj. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. autogamy in Science 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
