There are two types of human reproductive cells which are called gametes: the female egg cell (ovum) and the male sperm cell (spermatozoon). A female egg is round and much larger than a sperm cell. A sperm cell has a small head and a long tail which helps it to move around.
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Egg cell, Henry Vandyke Carter
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Sperm cells, By Bobjgalindo (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons |
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Sperm cell and egg cell fusing, via Wikipedia. |
Reproduction can be sexual or asexual.
In sexual reproduction the male and the female gametes combine to produce a fetus and contains DNA from each one.
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