Question

Which of the following is true with respect to test tube babies?

• A. The baby develops in an artificial medium outside the womb.
• B. The baby develops inside the fallopian tube instead of the uterus.
• C. Ova and sperm are induced to form a zygote outside the body and then implanted in females.
• D. The baby develops in a test tube.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Ova and sperm are induced to form a zygote outside the body and then implanted in females.

IVF or in vitro fertilization is a term used for fertilisation outside the body. Once fertilisation is successful, the zygote is allowed to develop for about a week and then it is placed in the mother’s uterus. Complete development takes place in the uterus and the baby is born like any other baby. Babies born through this technique are called test-tube babies.
This term is actually misleading because babies cannot grow in test tubes.