Autosperm

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sperm that has been produced endogenously. countable, uncountable

    "Mating events whereby autosperm are donated to one partner while receiving allosperm from a third individual are known from sea slugs (see Chapter 8) and a monogenean flatworm (MacDonald and Caley 1975)."

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"Mating events whereby autosperm are donated to one partner while receiving allosperm from a third individual are known from sea slugs (see Chapter 8) and a monogenean flatworm (MacDonald and Caley 1975)."

Etymology

From auto- + sperm.

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