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How is sperm created?


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Sperm formation:

  1. Spermatogenesis is the process by which haploid spermatozoa are produced from germ cells.
  2. In the process of spermatogenesis, male primordial germ cells divide into mitosis and meiosis, which produces spermatozoa.
  3. The spermatogonia is the first cell that generally produces primary spermatocytes through the mitotic process.
  4. The primary spermatocyte is said to divide into two secondary spermatocytes during meiosis I.
  5. Meiosis II also divides every secondary spermatocyte into two spermatids. The mature spermatozoa are referred to as sperm cells.
  6. The secondary spermatocytes and the two secondary spermatocytes are the two cells that arise from the primary spermatocyte and create four spermatozoa when they are divided.

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