autogamy /au·tog·a·my/ (aw-tog´ah-me)
1. self-fertilization; fertilization by union of two chromatin masses derived from the same primary nucleus within a cell.
2. reproduction in which the two gametes are derived from division of a single mother cell.
au·tog·a·my (ô-t g  -m )n. Self-fertilization in which fission of the cell nucleus occurs without complete cellular division, forming two pronuclei that reunite to form the synkaryon. au·tog a·mous adj. |
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