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Test tube baby means a baby born when
- The ovum is fertilised externally and thereafter implanted in the uterus
- It is developed in a test tube
- It is developed through tissue culture method
- It develops from a non-fertilized egg
Answer
(1) The ovum is fertilised externally and thereafter implanted in the uterus
Solution
As per NCERT, in in vitro fertilisation (IVF), ova from the wife/donor and sperm from the husband/donor are made to fuse in the laboratory under simulated conditions; the zygote or early embryo is then transferred into the fallopian tube (ZIFT) or uterus (IUT) to complete its development.
∴ This popular 'test tube baby' programme means external fertilisation followed by implantation in the uterus — the baby itself does not develop in a test tube.
Answer: (1)
AIPMT 2003