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Acrosome is a type of...

Acrosome is a type of

A

lysosome

B

flagellum

C

ribosome

D

basal body.

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Acrosome, a cap like structure present at the tip of the sperm, is a lysosome like organelle derived from Golgi apparatus. It contains a veriety of diagestive enzymes that break the effe membrane during penetration of the sperm into the egg.
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