Multiple choice

Test tube baby means

  1. development of baby in a test tube

  2. that fertilisation is internal and the subsequent development of zygote is external

  3. that fertilisation is external and the subsequent development of zygote is internal

  4. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Test tube baby means that fertilisation is external and the subsequent development of zygote is internal.The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman's ovulatory process, removing ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a liquid in a laboratory. The fertilised egg (zygote) is cultured for 2–6 days in a growth medium and is then implanted in the same or another woman's uterus, with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy.