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Human Reproduction — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Reproduction1 Mark
MCQ
The term 'spermatozoon' was coined by:
  • A
    Von Baer
  • B
    Leeuwenhoek
  • C
    Spemann
  • D
    Swammerdam
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Answer

  1. Von Baer

Explanation:

The term 'spermatozoon' was coined by Karl Ernst Von Baer in 1827.

The name means 'animal in the seed' or 'seed animals' from the Greek where 'sperma' means 'seed' and 'zoon' means 'living thing'. 

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