Cell Component
sperm tail
sperm tail
Subclass of:
sperm cell; Flagella
Definitions related to sperm tail:
  • The posterior filiform portion of the spermatozoon (SPERMATOZOA) that provides sperm motility.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (sperm flagellum) A microtubule-based flagellum (or cilium) that is part of a sperm, a mature male germ cell that develops from a spermatid.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (tail of the spermatozoon) The part of the sperm called the flagellum; it functions to propel the sperm towards the egg.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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