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gis68 t1_j4yniuf wrote

This might be a dumb question but in terms of human gametes, why did sperm evolve to lack cytoplasm whereas eggs evolved to have increased cytoplasmic content? Is there an advantage to this??

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CrateDane t1_j5cgt93 wrote

Sperm has to swim to reach the egg, so it would be a disadvantage to be carrying a lot of cargo.

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gis68 t1_j5chjul wrote

Now that I’m reading this, I’m wondering why I was confused about it in the first place 🥲 Thank you so much for your help! I’ve been confused about this a lot lately

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