A cap-like organelle or saccule derived from the golgi. It surrounds the anterior two thirds of the nucleus of the sperm. Within this cap are enzymes that are thought to facilitate entry of the sperm into the ovum.
Origin
[acro- + G. soma, body]
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A cap-like organelle or saccule derived from the golgi. It surrounds the anterior two thirds of the nucleus of the sperm. Within this cap are enzymes that are thought to facilitate entry of the sperm into the ovum.
Origin
[acro- + G. soma, body]