Pearson eText Human Anatomy -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Pearson eText Human Anatomy -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780135212936
Author: Frederic Martini, Robert Tallitsch
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 27, Problem 5RC
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The major functions serve by the acrosome of the sperm cell.

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The acrosome is referred as the organelle, which develops over the anterior potion of the sperm cell head of various animals, including humans. It is mainly derived from the Golgi apparatus and it is a cap-like structure, which share biochemical similarities with a lysosome.

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