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Define Geitonogamy.

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Geitonogamy is a mode of pollination. In this type, there is fertilization of a flower by the pollen grains of the same or genetically identical flower. It is a type of self-pollination. It comes from a Latin word, geiton = neighbor and gamy means marriage.

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