What is autogamy and xenogamy?

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In simple words.... Autogamy means "self-fertilization", especially the self pollination of a flower. Xenogamy means fertilization of a flower by pollen from a flower on a genetically different plant.
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Xenogamy (Greek xenos=stranger, gamos=marriage) is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a different plant. This is the only type of pollination which during pollination brings genetically different types of pollen grains to the stigma. Xenogamy (Greek xenos=stranger, gamos=marriage)...
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Xenogamy (Greek xenos=stranger, gamos=marriage) is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a different plant. This is the only type of pollination which during pollination brings genetically different types of pollen grains to the stigma. Xenogamy (Greek xenos=stranger, gamos=marriage) is the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a different plant. This is the only type of pollination which during pollination brings genetically different types of pollen grains to the stigma. read less
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Autogamy means transfer of pollen grains from anther of a flower to the stigma of same flower present on the same plant. Xenogamy means transfer of pollen grains from anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower present on different plant
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xenogamy=fertilization of a flower by pollen from a flower on a genetically different plant. autogamy=self pollination hope u got ur answer
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Autogamy is self pollination, that is pollination of the ovules of a flower by its own pollen. Xenogamy is pollination of the stigma of a flower by pollen from a flower on another plant.
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