Self-fertilization Definition

Self-fertilization Sentence Examples

• The anthers are so situated that the pollen on escaping comes into contact with the stigma; in such flowers self-fertilization is compulsory and very effectual, as seeds in profusion are produced.

• In subsequent generations produced by self-fertilization of the hybrids it was found that the positive character was not present in all the individuals, but that a result was obtained showing that in the formation of the reproductive cells (ova and sperms) of the hybrid, half were endowed with the positive character and half with the negative.

• They differ structurally from the normal form in being capable of self-fertilization only, and in the shape and details of their spermatozoa.

• Only where there is no such struggle for existence does self-fertilization often prove satisfactory for many generations."

• Self-fertilization occurs when the pollen of a given flower affects the egg-cell of the same individual flower.