NEETZoologyReproductive Health
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT) is considered an in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique. Reason (R): In the GIFT procedure, an ovum collected from a donor is transferred into the fallopian tube of another female who can provide a suitable environment for fertilization. In the light of the ab
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true but (R) is false
- D(A) is false but (R) is true
Correct answer
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is false because Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT) is an in vivo fertilization technique, not an in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique. In GIFT, fertilization occurs naturally inside the female's body (fallopian tube), whereas in IVF, fertilization occurs outside the body in a laboratory. Reason (R) is true as it correctly describes the GIFT procedure according to NCERT: it involves the transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce one, b