Usually means: Reproduction by self-fertilization in organisms.
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▸ noun:  (biology) A form of parthenogenesis in which two haploid gametes from the same meiosis combine

Similar:
amphimixis, mixis, apomixis, panmixy, cytomixis, heterozygosis, hybridogenesis, parasexuality, allosyndesis, endogamy, more...

Opposite:
allogamy, cross-fertilization, outbreeding

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Similar:
amphimixis, mixis, apomixis, panmixy, cytomixis, heterozygosis, hybridogenesis, parasexuality, allosyndesis, endogamy, more...

Opposite:
allogamy, cross-fertilization, outbreeding



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