Sex Cells: Meaning, Types, and Role in Fertilization
Sex cells, or gametes, are specialized reproductive cells—sperm and eggs—that each carry half the usual chromosome number and may combine during fertilization.
Sex cells, or gametes, are specialized reproductive cells—sperm and eggs—that each carry half the usual chromosome number and may combine during fertilization.
Sperm are reproductive cells produced mainly in the testicles that carry genetic material and may fertilize an egg.