Question

The test tube baby means

• A. fertilization and development both in uterus
• B. fertilization in vitro and then transplantation in uterus
• C. a baby grown in test tube
• D. fertilized and developed embryo in test tube.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

By in vitro fertilization, the ovum is fertilized with sperm outside the body of a woman, providing the ovum with the same environmental conditions as it would have got inside the uterus. The zygote is grown inside a culture and when embryo is formed, it is then implanted into uterus where it develops into foetus and then into a child.