autogamy
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Autogamy or self-fertilization refers to the fusion of two gametes that come from one individual. Autogamy is predominantly observed in the form of self-pollination, a reproductive mechanism employed by many flowering plants. However, species of protists have also been observed using autogamy as a means of reproduction. Flowering plants engage in autogamy regularly, while the protists that engage in autogamy only do so in stressful environments.
Research
270 papers- Variability of autogamy-maturation pattern in genetically identical populations of Paramecium tetraurelia.Zoological science · 2002
- A novel strategy to study apomixis, automixis, and autogamy in plants.Plant reproduction · 2024
- Autogamy in Paramecium. Cell cycle stage-specific commitment to meiosis.Experimental cell research · 1986
- AUTOGAMY IN PARAMECIUM AURELIA.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 1934
- Florivory can facilitate rain-assisted autogamy in a deceptive tropical orchid.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Occurrence
- Protists
- ''Paramecium aurelia''
- Clonal aging and rejuvenation
- ''Tetrahymena rostrata''
- ''Allogromia laticollaris''
- Self-pollination in flowering plants
- Fungi
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Genetic consequences
- Evolution
- See also
- References
Autogamy or self-fertilization refers to the fusion of two gametes that come from one individual. Autogamy is predominantly observed in the form of self-pollination, a reproductive mechanism employed by many flowering plants. However, species of protists have also been observed using autogamy as a means of reproduction. Flowering plants engage in autogamy regularly, while the protists that engage in autogamy only do so in stressful environments.
==Occurrence==
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