autogamy

autogamy definition - medical

au·tog·a·my (ô-tŏgˈə-mē)

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

Related Forms:

  • au·togˈa·mous adjective

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