Self-fertilized
Definition
Regarding plants, flowers, or hermaphroditic organisms: self-fertilized, self-pollinated; having been fertilized with its own pollen or reproductive elements without genetic material from another individual. In a technical sense, it describes the state of an ovule or seed resulting from autogamy, forming the basis of pure lines in artificial selection.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Self-fertilized
- Selfed
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard gender and plural structural modifications. |
| Formation | Past participle of the verb 'autofecunda', functionally stabilized as an independent descriptive adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.fe.kun.ˈdat] |
| Source | Lexicon of Plant Biology and Evolutionary Systems |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Cercetătorul a izolat specimenul autofecund pentru a preveni orice contaminare cu polenul adus de vânt.
EN: The researcher isolated the self-fertilized specimen to prevent any contamination with wind-blown pollen.
RO: Acest lot de semințe provine dintr-un soi autofecundat artificial în serele institutului de cercetări agronomice.
EN: This batch of seeds comes from a variety artificially self-fertilized in the greenhouses of the agricultural research institute.
RO: Floarea de mazăre s-a dovedit a fi deja autofecundată înainte ca petalele exterioare să se deschidă complet.
EN: The pea flower proved to be already self-fertilized before the outer petals completely opened.
Idioms & Phrases
Ovul autofecundat / Self-fertilized ovule
RO: Celulă feminină a unei plante care a fuzionat cu un nucleu spermatic provenit din aceeași floare sau de pe aceeași tulpină.
EN: A female plant cell that has fused with a spermatic nucleus originating from the same flower or the same stalk.
Soi autofecundat / Selfed variety / self-pollinated variety
RO: Varietate agricolă stabilizată genetic prin selecția descendenților rezultați exclusiv din autopolenizare repetată.
EN: An agricultural variety genetically stabilized by selecting offspring resulting exclusively from repeated self-pollination.
Organism autofecundat / Self-fertilized organism
RO: Individ biologic hermafrodit care și-a asigurat perpetuarea fără aportul de gameți din partea altor membri ai speciei.
EN: A hermaphroditic biological individual that ensured its perpetuation without the contribution of gametes from other members of the species.
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