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Differentiate between self-pollination and cross-pollination

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Self pollination	Cross pollination
Self-pollination happens when pollen from a flower's anther reaches the stigma of the same flower or another flower on the same plant.	Cross-pollination occurs when pollen is transferred between flowers of different plants of the same species.
It leads to less genetic variation since it comes from a single plant.	It leads to increasing genetic diversity.
It does not need external agents to occur.	As it involves two different plants,, Cross-pollination needs external agents like wind,, water, or insects.

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