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ตัวอสุจิ
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Sperm (: sperm or sperms) is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction (forms in which there is a larger, female reproductive cell and a smaller, male one). Sperm cells contribute approximately half of the nuclear genetic information to the diploid offspring (excluding, in most cases, mitochondrial DNA). Animals produce motile sperm with a tail known as a flagellum, which are known as spermatozoa, while some red algae and fungi produce non-motile sperm cells, known as spermatia. Flowering plants contain non-motile sperm inside pollen, while some more ba

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Cell.Name
Spermatozoon
Cell.Latin
spermatozoon
Cell.Greek
σπερματοζωάριο
Cell.Image
Sperm-egg.jpg
Cell.Caption
Motile sperm cell attempting to penetrate an ovum's coating to fertilize it.
Cell.Width
300
Cell.Image2
Complete diagram of a human spermatozoa en.svg
Cell.Caption2
Diagram of a human spermatozoon

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Instance of
cell type
Subclass of
gamete
Image
Sperm stained.JPG
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Sperm
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