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SPERMATOGENESIS • SPERMS OR SPERMATOZOA are the male gametes which fertilize an egg. • SPERMATOGONIUM:DIPLOID(2N)/4 6 chromosomes*1 • PRIMARY SPERMATOCYTE:DIPLOID(2N)/46 chromosomes*2 • SECONDARY SPERMATOCYTE:HAPLOID(N)/23chr omosomes*2 • SPERMATIDS:HAPLOID(N)/23chromo somes*4 • SPERMATOZOA:HAPLOID (N)/23chromosomes*4 GENETICS RELATED TO SPERMATOGENESIS IN MAN