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Most people think that sperm burrow there heads in the egg cell to break the membrane, but they actually use enzymes to break away at the membrane.
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Does the egg select the sperm or does an egg always become fertilized in the presence of sperm?
The sperm has to fertilise the egg. sometimes one gets through, others they don't. Obviously if the sperm gets through then the woman is pregnant
What is the purpose of sperm cell's tail?
It enables the sperm to swim towards the egg so that it can fertilise it. ------------------------------------- Sperm have tails because they need to be able to swim to the egg. They wiggle their tail which helps them to move along and make it to their destination. ----------------------------------------- Tail with the Sperm is just like tail with the fish. so tail makes the sperm to move along the path. it works like a flagella in bacteria. ------------------------------------------------ it is to aid the sperm to swim from the point of ejaculation to the egg. Once it enters the egg the tail breaks off. -------------------------------------------------- The sperm cell has a long tail in order to propel the head of the sperm, which carries all the DNA information, towards the egg. It is simply to help the sperm reach the egg. Once the sperm reaches the egg, the tail is naturally absorbed through the body's tissues. ------------------------------------------------------
Is an altered gene is sperm is inheritable?
Genes are conveyed through the sperm and egg, so if that sperm unites with the egg the alteration will be inherited by the child.
How does the sperm get in to the egg?
To get to the egg the sperm has to first go through sexual intercourse and then the sperm travels in a liquid till it reaches the fallopian tube where the egg is to get into the egg the sperm uses its tail. (only a brief way)
How do you know if you have a girl or a boy?
It depends on women's egg. Women have a egg which is a child. Peroids are eggs, eggs can die if not fertilized, periods drain the egg away. Women grow a egg each month. The egg needs sperm to fertilize to grow into a child. The men's penus touches the women's vagina and the sperm swims into the women's body to find a egg. Only one sperm can get into the egg. The men's sperm decides what gender the baby is. Women's eggs is x. Men's sperm is y and x. If egg x and sperm y touch, it's a boy, if egg x and sperm x touch, it's a girl. If a sperm gets into a egg and the egg breaks in half, it's twins with same gender. If a egg breaks in half before a sperm gets in, then two sperms can get into the two half eggs and thay'll have a different gender, but still twins. So there it is. Please thank me for I'm a guest.
Is the union of egg and sperm mitosis or meiosis?
Neither. The union of a sperm and egg is called fertilization. Both sperm and egg cells are sex cells that are produced through meiosis.
Why does the sperm cell have a pointed head?
So that the sperm can break through to fertalise the egg.Because it enters to egg cell through its head only. The enzymes present at the top of its head facilitate the penetration of sperm in the egg cell.
How does the sperm cell get up to the egg?
It swims through the amniotic fluid to the egg.
How does sperm successfully fertilize an egg?
Sperm successfully fertilizes an egg by swimming through the female reproductive tract to reach the egg in the fallopian tube. The sperm releases enzymes to break through the egg's outer layer, allowing one sperm to penetrate and merge with the egg's genetic material. This fusion forms a zygote, which eventually develops into an embryo.
Where do sperm meet egg at?
Sperm typically meet the egg in the fallopian tubes, where fertilization occurs. The egg is released from the ovary and travels through the fallopian tube, where it may encounter sperm that have traveled through the cervix and uterus. If a sperm successfully penetrates the egg, fertilization can take place.
What supplies the sperm energy to move?
Sperm use energy from the sugar fructose, which is found in seminal fluid, to power their movement through a process called glycolysis. This process breaks down fructose to produce ATP, a molecule that provides energy for the sperm to swim towards the egg.
Can sperm still fertilize an egg without the tubes?
No, sperm must travel through the fallopian tubes to reach and fertilize an egg. Without the tubes, the sperm cannot reach the egg for fertilization to occur.
