#126 Self-pollination and cross-pollination
Self-pollination - transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same flower, or to another flower of the same plant.
Cross-pollination - transfer of pollen from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower on a different plant of the same species.
Cross-pollination - transfer of pollen from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower on a different plant of the same species.
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Self-pollination
Source: DNA2life
- ↑ chance of successful pollination à smaller numbers of pollen
- ↑ chance of fertilisation and seed formation
- ↓variation in the offspring.
- ↓ ability to adapt to environmental change.
Cross-pollination
- ↓ chance of successful pollination à large amounts of pollen
- ↓ chance of fertilisation
- ↑ variation
- ↑ ability to adapt to environmental change.
