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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

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Self-fertilization in which fission of the cell nucleus occurs without complete cellular division, forming two pronuclei that reunite to form the synkaryon.

au·toga·mous adj.

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