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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 122 of 200

Q122
General ScienceBiology
Transfer of pollen from another to the stigma of the same flower is referred to as:
  1. a.Allogamy
  2. b.Geitenogamy
  3. c.Xenogamy
  4. d.Autogamy

Answer: (D) Autogamy

Autogamy is self-pollination within the same flower — pollen transfers from the anther to the stigma of the same individual flower. Allogamy and Xenogamy involve cross-pollination from different plants; Geitonogamy involves transfer between flowers of the same plant but different flowers.