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The head of the sperm holds the DNA for the male as it swims to the ovum. The head of the sperm also has the acrosome, it contains enzymes that eats away and breaks into the ovum.
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What part of sperm contains DNA?
The nucleus of a sperm contains the DNA, seeing as a sperm is just another eukaryotic cell of the human body.
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.
What has a whiplike tail and a head that is almost all nucleus?
A sperm cell
What is the head of the sperm mostly consisted of?
The head of the sperm are packed with condensed DNA and nothing else but a small amount of cytoplasm.
What are the egg and the sperm cells called?
The cell formed after fertilization by sperm and egg is called a zygote. A zygote is a diploid cell, meaning a cell that has two sets of chromosomes (one from egg, one from sperm).
What is a egg cell and Sperm cell?
sperm cell is the typical sperm of most animals has a head containing the nucleus and acrosome
What part of sperm contains DNA?
The nucleus of a sperm contains the DNA, seeing as a sperm is just another eukaryotic cell of the human body.
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.
Where would the chromosomes be found in the muscle cell or the sperm cell?
Stupid, stupid person....what makes contact with the egg cell: the sperm cell or the muscle cell? Seriously, use your head.
Do you know which one has a Streamlined head egg or sperm cell?
sperrm cell. obvs
What do you cell the flattened oval-shaped part of a sperm?
Head
Does the head of the sperm cell contain the genetic info?
Yes.
What portion of a sperm that contains the genetic information from the biological father?
It is important to note that a sperm cell carries half the number of the genetic cell.
How do you describe a sperm cell?
it has a round head and a very thin body
What has a whiplike tail and a head that is almost all nucleus?
A sperm cell
Which part of the sperm cell is most involved with penetration of the female sex cells?
The head of the sperm cell contains chromosomes, and at the leading end it has a cap, the ACROSOME, which contains enzymes necessary for the sperm cell to penetrate the female sex cell. Answer- Acrosome
What part of a sperm cell provides motility?
Sperm cell of mammals has three parts which are the head, mid-piece, and the tail. The part that lashes for the sperm to move is the tail which is also called flagellum.
