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What are the basic differences between the gametes of males and females.?

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MALE GAMETES:

1)A male gamete is the male reproductive cell, which unites with the female gamete to produce the zygote.

2)Produced by spermatogenesis.

3)Produced in testes.

4)Smaller than female gametes.

5)Swims using tails.

6)Uses sugar in seminal fluid.

FEMALE GAMETES:

1)A female gamete is the female reproductive cell, which unites with the male gamete to form the zygote.

2)Produced by oogenesis.

3)Produced in the ovaries.

4)Larger than male gametes.

5)Does not move by itself.

6)Uses protein and fat in the cytoplasm.



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