CBSE 2024, Set 1

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Write the basic steps followed in the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) programme to help childless couples. Why is it also known as test tube baby programme?

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The correct answer is Subjective. **SOLUTION** **Basic Steps in ART (specifically IVF-ET):** 1. Ova from the wife (or female donor) and sperms from the husband (or male donor) are collected. 2. They are induced to fertilize and form a zygote under simulated, highly controlled conditions in the laboratory (*in vitro*). 3. The resulting zygote or early embryo is then transferred into the female body (uterus or fallopian tube) for further natural development. **Why it is called Test Tube Baby Programme:** It is commonly known as the test tube baby programme because the initial, crucial process of fertilization is carried out artificially in the laboratory (outside the body / *in vitro*), rather than inside the female reproductive tract.

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