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Semelparous organisms reproduce only once in their lifetime, such as | They are bound and all the cells merge to form one new gamete |
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Iteroparous organisms produce offspring in successive e | 2005 Parasites in sexual and asexual mollies Poecilia, Poeciliidae, Teleostei : a case for the Red Queen? Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures, New York: Touchstone, 2001 |
Autogamy Self-fertilization also known as autogamy occurs in organisms where the two fused in fertilization come from the same individual.