• Question: What colour is sperm ( 1 on it s own not a bunch cos that's white) ??

    Asked by thedonishscienceexperiment115 to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 18 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 18 Jun 2012:

      Hi thedonishscienceexperiment115!

      It’s fairly transparent/white/grey – here are some pictures taken under a microscope for you!



      For some microscopy, scientists add a colour that attaches to DNA – of which there is plenty in sperm – and that makes them look purple, like this:

      🙂 Sarah

    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 18 Jun 2012:

      transparent would have been my answer – beaten to it by sarah 🙂

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