Cross-fertilization (Noun)
Meaning 1
Fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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- Cross-fertilization between genetically distinct plants is essential for achieving hybrid vigor in agricultural crops.
- The absence of cross-fertilization results in inbreeding depression in many plant species.
- In most natural environments, cross-fertilization prevails due to the movement of pollinators and weather conditions.
- Scientists promote cross-fertilization to introduce desirable traits from one parent plant to its offspring.
- The transfer of pollen from the anther of one plant to the stigma of another facilitates cross-fertilization.
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Meaning 2
Interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial; "the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.