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spermatozoon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan |
| Type of | gamete |
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In mammals, binding of the spermatozoon to the GalT initiates the acrosome reaction.
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If the spermatozoon contributes a Y chromosome then the zygote will develop as a male.
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The initial spermatozoon process takes around 70 days to complete.
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Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization.
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The capacitated spermatozoon and the oocyte meet and interact in the ampulla of the fallopian tube.
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The immature spermatozoon or sperm are then sent to the epididymis where they gain a tail and motility.
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Each spermatozoon would simply carry a faithful copy of a chromosome from one of the man's parents.
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The spermatozoon is characterized by a minimum of cytoplasm and the most densely packed DNA known in eukaryotes.
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The spermatozoon which fertilizes an oocyte will contribute its pronucleus, the other half of the zygotic genome.
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- Sperm: the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"
- A spermatozoon (pronounced /u02CCspu025Cu02D0rmu00E6tu0259u02C8zou028Au0259n/, alternate spelling spermatozou00F6n; plural spermatozoa; from Ancientu00A0Greek: u03C3u03C0u03ADu03C1u03BCu03B1 "seed" and Ancientu00A0Greek: u03B6u1FF7u03BFu03BD "living being") is a motile sperm cell, or moving form of the haploid cell that is the male gamete. A spermatozoon joins an ovum to form a zygote...
- The reproductive cell or gamete of the male, carried in semen, that fertilizes the ovum to produce the zygote
- (Spermatozoa) A motile male gamete usually with rounded or elongate head and a long posterior flagellum.
- (Spermatozoa) another name for sperm, the male reproduction cells that combine with the egg during fertilization.
- (Spermatozoa) Male gametes; sperm, characterized by a elliptical head, containing genetic material, and attached to a long flagellum used for movement.
- (plural spermatozoa): a mature male sex cell. It has a tail so that it can swim to reach and fertilize the female ovum.
- The final stage of development of the maturing sperm cell, as it leaves the tubules of the testis (the testicular tubules, to mature in the epididymis. ...
- A single sperm or male gamete; spermatozoa
