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Verdich [7]
4 years ago
8

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1 answer:
Aleks04 [339]4 years ago
6 0
Numerous barriers can prevent sperm from reaching and fertilizing the egg, this can be that the Sperm may be defected, or lack the required number of mitochondria needed to help move the sperm. Also, if sperm had already fertilized the egg, there is a change that takes place to the membrane surrounding the egg preventing further sperm from fertilizing.
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