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it carries enzymes that help the sperm to penetrate the egg.

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An acrosome is a structure forming the end of the head of a spermatozoon.

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The acrosome of the sperm contains?

In Eutherian mammals the acrosome contains digestive enzymes (including hyaluronidase and acrosin).


What is contained within acrosome?

The acrosome contains digestive enzymes that are used to break down the outer membrane of the ovum.


Acrosome of sperm is derived from which cell organelle?

The acrosome is derived from the Golgi apparatus and contains hydrolytic enzymes.it comes from the testes


What is an analogy for acrosome?

A hat or a toque.


What does the sperm cell use to penetrate the egg?

The sperm structure containing enzymes to break down the egg's protective coating is called the Acrosome.


The acrosome of a sperm cell contains?

fdfd


The anterior end of the sperm is called?

acrosome


What chemicals come out of the acrosome that help the sperm get into the egg?

The acrosome layer of sperm cells contain enzymes to break down the outer layer of the ovum to allow penetration by the sperm cell.


What do sperm cells have in their heads?

There is a specialized lysosome. It is called acrosome


What is the function of acrosome?

The acrosome is a structure that develops over the back half of a sperm. It contains proteins that are released when the sperm makes it to the egg & helps the sperm penetrate the egg. there is a good definition available in Wikipedia, for this, no need to rehash it here.


What part of a sperm cell contains enzymes that weaken the plasma membrane of the egg?

Acrosome


What is an acroblast?

An acroblast is a material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.