Question

What is Autogamous?

Answer 1

Autogamous:

1. The species in which ovules are predominantly fertilized by pollen from the same flower is called autogamous.
2. It is predominantly observed in the form of self-pollination, a reproductive mechanism employed by many flowering plants.
3. It produces genetically identical offspring.
4. It occurs through cleistogamy and homogamy.
5. Genetic variations of the offspring are avoided.
6. Self-pollination is an example that occurs in flowering plants.