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The sporozoites that cause infection when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a human being are formed in:

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Liver of human

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RBCs of mosquito

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Salivary glands of mosquito

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Intestine of human

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The correct option is C
Salivary glands of mosquito

A female Anopheles mosquito carrying malaria-causing parasites feeds on a human and injects the parasites in the form of sporozoites (present in the saliva of the mosquito) into the bloodstream. A sporozoite is the haploid form of the parasite that causes the infection.

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