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单词 self-sterile
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Definition of self-sterile in English:

self-sterile

adjective sɛlfˈstɛrʌɪl
Biology
  • Incapable of self-fertilization.

    〔生〕自花不稔的,自花不育的;自体不育的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By contrast, mutant hermaphrodites are self-sterile when unmated due to a failure in spermatid activation.
    • Outcrossed fruits from self-fertile plants contained significantly fewer seeds than did outcrossed fruits from self-sterile plants, but overall fitnesses of self-fertile and self-sterile plants were essentially equal.
    • Second, there are no known cases in which all individuals of a population are self-sterile due to inbreeding depression, although complete self-sterility has been found in individual plants.
    • Many plants, apparently physically equipped for self-fertilization, were completely self-sterile.
    • Lower seed numbers in outcrossed fruits of self-fertile versus self-sterile plants probably reflect inbreeding depression due to mating of related individuals.

Derivatives

  • self-sterility

  • noun
    Biology
    • Due to self-sterility, insect visitation is essential for full fruit set.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Many pear cultivars exhibit self-sterility to one degree or another.
      • This was accomplished by isolating single-conidium cultures from each progeny and testing for self-sterility and for mating type.
      • This is because the genetic load required for complete self-sterility based on inbreeding depression is so unusually high that it is rarely, if ever, reached by any species.
      • In fact, the evolutionary pathway from obligate outcrossing based on self-sterility to predominant self-fertilization is among the most common and widespread trends in flowering plants.

Definition of self-sterile in US English:

self-sterile

adjective
Biology
  • Incapable of self-fertilization.

    〔生〕自花不稔的,自花不育的;自体不育的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Second, there are no known cases in which all individuals of a population are self-sterile due to inbreeding depression, although complete self-sterility has been found in individual plants.
    • By contrast, mutant hermaphrodites are self-sterile when unmated due to a failure in spermatid activation.
    • Many plants, apparently physically equipped for self-fertilization, were completely self-sterile.
    • Outcrossed fruits from self-fertile plants contained significantly fewer seeds than did outcrossed fruits from self-sterile plants, but overall fitnesses of self-fertile and self-sterile plants were essentially equal.
    • Lower seed numbers in outcrossed fruits of self-fertile versus self-sterile plants probably reflect inbreeding depression due to mating of related individuals.
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