Noun
Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA physical mechanism for self-pollination in Arabidopsis is through pre-anthesis autogamy, such that fertilisation takes place largely before flower opening. Source: Internet
While encysted it may undergo a peculiar process of autogamy or self-fertilization, where it goes through meiosis and divides to form two gametes, which then fuse together again. Source: Internet