Why is geitonogamy also referred to as genetical autogamy?

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Autogamy is a kind of pollination in which the pollen from the anther of a flower is transferred to the stigma of the same flower.
Geitonogamy is the type of pollination where the flower is pollinated by another flower of the same plant. As the genetic material is the same therefore there is no cross-pollination and this is also known as genetic autonomy. This results in inbreeding depression because there is no variation.

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