Percent that DNA makes of the sperm head volume

Range ~20 %
Organism Mammals
Reference van Munster EB, Stap J, Hoebe RA, te Meerman GJ, Aten JA. Difference in volume of X- and Y-chromosome-bearing bovine sperm heads matches difference in DNA content. Cytometry. 1999 Feb 1 35(2):125-8. p.127 right column bottom paragraphPubMed ID10554167
Comments "Differences in total sperm head volume matching differences in DNA content might seem strange when considering that only 20% of the sperm head consists of DNA."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109401