Sperm cell

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Sperm is the male reproductive cell. The word sperm comes form the greek word for seed, 'sperma'. Sperm contains 23 chromosomes and is a haploid cell, since it contains half of its parents' chromosomes. The Sprem cell size consists of a head which is 5µm long and 3µm wide and a tail that is 50 µm long. [1]

  1. ↑ Author unknown, (date unkown) What is Sperm? http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Sperm.aspx
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