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The enzyme hyaluronidase helps in penetration of sperm into egg, it is

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Present in sperm
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Present in ovum
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Present in sperm and ovum both
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Derived from the external medium
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Solution

The correct option is A Present in sperm
In most mammalian fertilization, hyaluronidase is released by the acrosome of the sperm cell, after it has reached the oocyte. These enzymes break down the outer membrane of the ovum, called as the zona pellucida, allowing the haploid nucleus in the sperm cell to join with the haploid nucleus in the ovum. Hence, option A is correct.

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