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Transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of the **same flower** is called:
AXenogamy
BAutogamy
CAllogamy
DGeitonogamy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Autogamy
**Autogamy** = self-pollination within the same flower. **Geitonogamy** = between different flowers of the same plant (genetically still self). **Xenogamy** = between different plants (true cross-pollination).
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