Nebenkern
The Nebenkern is a mitochondrial formation in the sperm of insects such as Drosophila. After the completion of meiosis, spermatid mitochondria wrap around each other to form a spherical aggregate, adjacent to the nucleus. [1] The Nebenkern proceeds to elongate into a double-stranded helical structure.[1][2] During flagellum elongation the Nebenkern unfolds and the two derivatives (major and minor mitochondrial derivatives) elongate down the bundle of microtubules that constitute the core of the flagellum[3]
Notes
- ^ a b "Fuzzy Onions and the Nebenkern". Sinauer Associates, Inc. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ "The Mirriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary". Mirriam Webster, Inc. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Michael Ashburner (May 27, 2013). "Nebenkern (Gene Ontology term)".