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Autofecundation
Autofecundation Au`to*fec`un*da"tion, n. [Auto- + fecundation.] (Biol.) Self-impregnation. --Darwin.
Fecundate
Fecundate Fec"un*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fecundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fecundating.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See Fecund.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu. 2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma.
Fecundated
Fecundate Fec"un*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fecundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fecundating.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See Fecund.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu. 2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma.
Fecundating
Fecundate Fec"un*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fecundated; p. pr. & vb. n. Fecundating.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See Fecund.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu. 2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma.
Fecundify
Fecundify Fe*cun"di*fy, v. t. [Fecund + -fy.] To make fruitful; to fecundate. --Johnson.
Infecundous
Infecundous In`fe*cun"dous, a. [See Infecund.] Infertile; barren; unprofitable; unproductive. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
Prefecundation
Prefecundation Pre*fec`un*da"tion, n. (Physiol.) A term collectively applied to the changes or conditions preceding fecundation, especially to the changes which the ovum undergoes before fecundation.
Prefecundatory
Prefecundatory Pre`fe*cun"da*to*ry, a. Of or pertaining to prefecundation.
Superfecundation
Superfecundation Su`per*fec`un*da"tion, n. (Physiol.) Fertilization of two ova, at the same menstruation, by two different acts of coition.
Superfecundity
Superfecundity Su`per*fe*cun"di*ty, n. Superabundant fecundity or multiplication of the species.

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- Fecundity is defined in two ways; in human demography, it is the potential for reproduction of a recorded po****tion as opposed to a sole organism, while...
- Fecundity selection, also known as fertility selection, is the fitness advantage resulting from selection on traits that increases the number of offspring...
- Cosmological natural selection, also called the fecund universes, is a hypothesis proposed by Lee Smolin intended as a scientific alternative to the anthropic...
- Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to...
- Smolin's hypothesis of cosmological natural selection, also called the fecund universes theory, suggests that a process analogous to biological natural...
- separate biological fathers. The term superfecundation is derived from fecund, meaning able to produce offspring. Homopaternal superfecundation is fertilization...
- Mare Fecunditatis /fɪˌkʌndɪˈteɪtɪs/ (Latin fēcunditātis, the "Sea of Fecundity" or "Sea of Fertility") is a lunar mare in the eastern half of the visible...
- Natalism (also called pronatalism or the pro-birth position) is an ideology that promotes the reproduction of human life as an important objective of being...
- marriage requires in particular conjugal fidelity and protecting the fecundity of marriage. The couple must foster trust and honesty as well as spiritual...
- For example, because of its small size, short generation time and high fecundity, the common fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is a model organism for...