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Sperm heteromorphism
Sperm heteromorphism is the simultaneous production of two or more distinguishable types of sperm by a single male. The sperm types might differ in size, shape and/or chromosome complement. Sperm heteromorphism is also called sperm polymorphism or sperm dimorphism (for species with two sperm types). Typically, only one sperm type is capable of fertilizing eggs. Fertile types have been called "eusperm" or "eupyrene sperm" and infertile types "parasperm" or "apyrene sperm".
One interpretation of sperm polymorphism is the "kamikaze sperm" hypothesis (Baker and Bellis, 1988), which has been widely discredited in humans. The kamikaze sperm hypothesis states that the polymorphism of sperm is due to a subdivision of sperm into different functional groups. There are those that defend the egg from fertilization by other male sperm, and those that fertilize the egg. However, there is no evidence that the polymorphism of human sperm is for the purpose of antagonizing rival sperm. 〔Moore, H. D. M., M. Martin and T. R. Birkhead, (‘No evidence for killer sperm or other selective interactions between human spermatozoa in ejaculates of different males in vitro’ ), Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (1999), B, 266: 2343-2350〕
== Distribution ==
Sperm heteromorphism is known from several different groups of animals.
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