Question
(a) i) Expand the abbreviations given below, used for different modes of assisted reproductive technologies : 1. ZIFT 2. ICSI 3. IUT 4. GIFT (ii) Which one of them cannot be considered as a procedure of IVF ? Give reasons in support of your answer. or (b) Differentiate between the following : i) Perisperm and Pericarp ii) Syncarpous pistil and Apocarpous pistil iii) Plumule and Radicle
Answer :
(a)
i)
1. ZIFT : Zygote intrafallopian transfer.
2. ICSI : Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
3. IUT : Intra uterine transfer.
4. GIFT : Gamete intrafallopian transfer.
ii)
• GIFT
• GIFT allows the eggs to fertilize and develop in the fallopian tube/ IVF places a directly fertilized egg (zygote) into the uterus/ in vivo fertilization is involved in GIFT.
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