Motile zygote of Plasmodium occurs in
- Human liver
- Salivary glands of Anopheles
- Human RBCs
- Gut of female Anopheles
Answer
(4) Gut of female Anopheles
Solution
When a female Anopheles mosquito bites an infected person, gametocytes enter the mosquito; fertilisation takes place in its gut (stomach).
⇒ The zygote formed is motile and elongated (ookinete); it penetrates the stomach wall and develops into an oocyst, which later releases sporozoites that move to the salivary glands.
∴ Motile zygote occurs in the gut of female Anopheles.
Answer: (4)