spermatid
Haploid germ precursor
A spermatid is an immature male sex cell in the late stages of development.
Spermatids form when spermatocytes divide and eventually mature into spermatozoa—functional sperm cells capable of fertilization.
The term appears in biology and medical contexts discussing sperm production: The spermatids undergo further transformation before becoming motile sperm.
Whiplike cellular appendage
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- chromatinNuclear protein-wrapped genetic material
- centrioleMicrotubule-based division organizer
mitochondria · tail · microtubules · histones · head · membrane · Golgi · annulus
Gamete-producing cell division
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- ejaculateDischarge or exclaim suddenly
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
- seminalFoundational and influential
andrology · insemination · fertility · motility · viability · conception
Recognizing meaningful differences
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- elongationIncrease in length
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence
- transformationThorough change in form
flagellum
Whiplike cellular appendage
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- cytoplasmGel surrounding the nucleus
- chromatinNuclear protein-wrapped genetic material
centriole · mitochondria · tail · microtubules · histones · head · membrane · Golgi · annulus
meiosis
Gamete-producing cell division
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- ejaculateDischarge or exclaim suddenly
- semenMale reproductive secretion
- epididymisSperm storage and maturation site
seminal · andrology · insemination · fertility · motility · viability · conception
differentiation
Recognizing meaningful differences
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- elongationIncrease in length
- morphogenesisDevelopmental shape emergence