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acrosome
[ ak-ruh-sohm ]
noun
Cell Biology.
- an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the egg cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the egg.
acrosome
/ ˈæəˌəʊ /
noun
- a cap-like structure on the tip of a spermatozoon that releases enzymes on encountering the ovum allowing fusion with the ovum in the sexual reproductive process; this part of the process is known as the acrosome reaction
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Other 51Թ Forms
- r·m adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of acrosome1
C19: from acro- + -some ³
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That clearly means the fertilisation process; the bell ringing is the acrosome reaction, the wings are the newly formed pairs of chromosomes in the zygote, and thus life begins.
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The acrosome seems to develop directly out of the cytoplasm.
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