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Acrosome occurs in the sperm in
Acrosome occurs in the sperm in
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primary sex organ, the testis in males produce gametes i.e. sperms. Mature sperm
cell consists of a head, a neck, a middle piece and a tail. A plasma membrane
envelops the whole body of sperm. The sperm head which is the tip of the sperm
cell contains a very little cytoplasm, an elongated haploid nucleus, the
anterior portion of which is covered by a cap-like structure, acrosome. The
acrosome is filled with enzymes that help in fertilization of ovum. These
enzymes called sperm lysins that dissolve the membranes enveloping the ovum and
help the sperm cell to enter the ovum by penetrating egg membrane. Acrosome is
derived from golgi apparatus. Its membrane extends down the outer surface of
nucleus.
The primary sex organ, the testis in males produce gametes i.e. sperms. Mature sperm cell consists of a head, a neck, a middle piece and a tail. A plasma membrane envelops the whole body of sperm. The sperm head which is the tip of the sperm cell contains a very little cytoplasm, an elongated haploid nucleus, the anterior portion of which is covered by a cap-like structure, acrosome. The acrosome is filled with enzymes that help in fertilization of ovum. These enzymes called sperm lysins that dissolve the membranes enveloping the ovum and help the sperm cell to enter the ovum by penetrating egg membrane. Acrosome is derived from golgi apparatus. Its membrane extends down the outer surface of nucleus.
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