Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproductive Health

Question:
What is meant by test tube baby?
Options:
Ova from the wife/donor and sperms from the husband/donor ) are collected and are induced to form zygote then implanted .
Zygote is taken from the oviduct cultured and then implanted.
Sperms and ovum are fused and zygote grown in a test tube.
All of these .
Correct Answer:
Ova from the wife/donor and sperms from the husband/donor ) are collected and are induced to form zygote then implanted .
Explanation:
In this method, popularly known as test tube baby programme, ova from the wife/donor (female) and sperms from the husband/donor (male) are collected and are induced to form zygote under simulated conditions in the laboratory. The zygote or early embryos (with upto 8 blastomeres) could then be transferred into the fallopian tube (ZIFT–zygote intra fallopian transfer).