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Name the function of the following: Sperm tail

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Name the function of the following:

Sperm tail

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Solution

The tail is an extremely vibrating posterior section of the sperm that aids in swimming. The capacity to swim (known as motility) is required for male fertility because the sperm has to move up the vaginal canal, cervix, and cervical canal to reach the ovum.

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Chapter 2: Human Reproduction - EXERCISES [Page 40]

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NCERT Biology [English] Class 12
Chapter 2 Human Reproduction
EXERCISES | Q 15. (d) | Page 40
Nootan Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 2 Human Reproduction
NCERT EXERCISES | Q 15. (d) | Page 116

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