Name: L. Austin Date: December 2004 Is sperm production in human
males asexual or sexual? The terms sexual and asexual do not
apply to the process of spermatogenesis in humans. This process
occurrs by meiosis, which is the result of two cell accompanied
by only one suplication of chromosomes which effectively number
of chromosomes. These haploid sperm cells combine with haploid
ova resulting in sexual reproduction. Sexual means reproduction
involving the of haploid cells from two different parents.
Asexual reproduction occurrs in single-cell organisms. Ron
Baker, Ph.D You need to be more specific in your question. If
you are asking, are sperm produced by mitosis or meiosis?, the
answer is meiosis. This is a type of nuclear division where the
cells created have half the number of chromosomes so half the
genetic information is passed on to the offspring. This doubling
of the chromosome number with each generation. Sperm are created
in the male to provide his half of the genetic material during
sexual reproducti