Term:
Cross-pollination
Cross-pollination
Definition:
Pollination of flowers with pollen from a flower of the same species but from another plant.
Pollination of flowers with pollen from a flower of the same species but from another plant.
Notes:
Cross-pollination precedes and is separate from fertilization which is the union of a sperm cell with an egg that results in the production of an embryo.
Cross-pollination precedes and is separate from fertilization which is the union of a sperm cell with an egg that results in the production of an embryo.