self fertilised
/ˌsɛlfˈfɜrtəlaɪzd/
adjective
- Describing a plant or organism that has been fertilized by its own pollen or sperm.
- The farmer noted that self-fertilised crops had lower genetic diversity.
- The self-fertilised flowers produced seeds that were genetically identical to the parent.
- In the experiment, self-fertilised plants grew more slowly than cross-fertilised ones.
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