sperm molecular composition trait sperm ribonucleic acid amount 2025-05-01T20:29:39Z CMO:0004081 The proportion, quantity, or volume of ribonucleic acid in the male gamete, which is produced in the testes. Sperm cells play an important role in the process of fertilization, where they fuse with a female gamete or egg cell (ovum) to form a zygote. Ribonucleic acid is a high molecular weight, linear polymer composed of nucleotides containing ribose and linked by phosphodiester bonds. Trait.ontology VT:0011168 sperm RNA amount