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Middle piece of mammalian sperm possesses
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Options:
  • A Mitochondria and centriole
  • B Mitochondria only
  • C Centriole only
  • D Nucleus and mitochondria
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Mitochondria and centriole
Sperm has,

(i) Head in which acrosome and nucleus are present.
(ii) Middle piece in which it contains many mitochondria.
(iii) A long and highly motile tail.

(A short neck is also present between middle piece and head which has centrioles and may sometimes be regarded as a part of the middle piece)

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