individual

mastery
UK /ɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒʊəl/ US /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əl/nounadj

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In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual.