Term: autogamy
Auto+gamy
Origin: Anc Greek
αυτός/autos(=myself)
γάμος/gamos(=comb. form meaning "marriage, sexual union”)
γαμετή/gameti(=a wife)> γαμέτης/gametes(=a husband)
>γαμέω/gameo(=to take to wife)
Literally means” «marriage with yourself»
Definition
Self-fertilization that occurs in hermaphroditic organisms where the two gametes fused in fertilization come from the same individual. Autogamy is observed in
a) some plants
b) some protozoans, in which the uniting gametes are derived from the same cell
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