PATHOLOGY MCQ
URINARY SYSTEM
Question
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How many sperm are able to fertilize an egg?
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1
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2
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3
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it depends
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It takes just one sperm to fertilize a woman’s egg. Keep in mind, though, for each sperm that reaches the egg, there are millions that don’t. On average, each time men ejaculate they release nearly 100 million sperm.
Detailed explanation-2: -If one egg is fertilised by two sperm, it results in three sets of chromosomes, rather than the standard two-one from the mother and two from the father. And, according to researchers, three sets of chromosomes are “typically incompatible with life and embryos do not usually survive".
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