autogamy

[ aw-tog-uh-mee ]

/ ɔˈtɒg ə mi /

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.

Origin of autogamy

First recorded in 1875–80; auto-¹ + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM autogamy

au·tog·a·mous, au·to·gam·ic

[aw-toh-gam-ik], /ˌɔ toʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby autogamy

autoeroticism, autoerotism, autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome, autoexposure, autofocus, autogamy, autogenesis, autogenetic, autogenic training, autogenous, autogenous vaccine

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Example sentences from the Web for autogamy

Meiosis in Rhynchonympha in one cytoplasmic and two nuclear divisions followed by autogamy.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
I wish that I had used some such terms as autogamy, xenogamy, etc..
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 Barbulanympha following fertilization, autogamy, and endomitosis.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for autogamy

autogamy

/ (ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ) /

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 forms of autogamy

autogamous or autogamic (ˌɔːtəˈɡæmɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for autogamy

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.

Other words from autogamy

au•tog′a•mous adj.

Scientific definitions for autogamy

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.

单词	autogamy
释义	autogamy [ aw-tog-uh-mee ] / ɔˈtɒg ə mi / 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. Origin of autogamy First recorded in 1875–80; auto-¹ + -gamy OTHER WORDS FROM autogamy au·tog·a·mous, au·to·gam·ic [aw-toh-gam-ik], /ˌɔ toʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective Words nearby autogamy autoeroticism, autoerotism, autoerythrocyte sensitization syndrome, autoexposure, autofocus, autogamy, autogenesis, autogenetic, autogenic training, autogenous, autogenous vaccine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for autogamy Meiosis in Rhynchonympha in one cytoplasmic and two nuclear divisions followed by autogamy. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth I wish that I had used some such terms as autogamy, xenogamy, etc.. 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 Barbulanympha following fertilization, autogamy, and endomitosis. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth British Dictionary definitions for autogamy autogamy / (ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ) / 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 forms of autogamy autogamous 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 Medical definitions for autogamy 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. Other words from autogamy au•tog′a•mous adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for autogamy 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.
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