Spermatozoa

Mature male gametes produced by the testis and consisting of a head containing a haploid nucleus and an macro dome allowing sperm to penetrate the egg at fertilisation, a middle part containing mitochondria to generate the energy for movement, and a tail piece of locomotory flagella to drive the sperm forward.

See Acrosome, Fertilization (or syngamy), Flagella, Gametes, Haploid, Mitochondria, Oocytes, Sex, Sex chromosomes, Sex ratio, Spermatogonia