- fertilization of an ovum of a plant by a male gamete from the same flower (opposed to cross-fertilization).
- fertilization of the ovum of a hermaphroditic animal by a sperm from the same individual, as in some species of tapeworm.
- fertilization in a plant or animal by the fusion of male and female gametes produced by the same individual
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