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 fertilisation is involved in GIFT.
or
(b)
i)
ii)
iii)
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