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Fertilization vs Orthogamy - What's the difference?

fertilization | orthogamy |

As nouns the difference between fertilization and orthogamy

is that fertilization is the act or process of rendering fertile while orthogamy is fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.

fertilization

English

Alternative forms

* fertilisation

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of rendering fertile.
  • The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or vegetable gametes; especially, the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
    • , title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm , volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization', because self-'''fertilization''' will result in less diverse offspring than ' fertilization with pollen from another individual.}}

    Synonyms

    * conception * fecundation * syngamy

    Derived terms

    * in vitro fertilization

    orthogamy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant