New research challenges the idea that self-fertilization is an evolutionary dead end and points to a more complex story.

In flowering plants, the transition from cross-fertilization (outcrossing) to self-fertilization has evolved repeatedly across species. This shift is often accompanied by a well-known set of traits ...

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has found strong evidence that a plant's ability to reproduce on its own—through ...

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The process of oocyte maturation and subsequent fertilization involves a coordinated series of cellular and molecular events that prepare the egg for successful monospermic union and embryogenesis.

OK, it takes two for human reproduction, and now it seems that plants and animals that can rely on either a partner or go alone by self-fertilization give their offspring a better chance for longer ...