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 an assisted reproductive technology that involves in-vivo fertilization. Reason (R): In GIFT, the ovum collected from a donor is transferred into the fallopian tube of another female, where it is allowed to fuse with the sperms. In the light of the above st
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
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is true because GIFT relies on fertilization occurring naturally inside the body of the female, which is the definition of in-vivo fertilization. It is not an in-vitro method where fertilization occurs outside the body in a laboratory. Reason (R) is also true and correctly explains the assertion. In the GIFT procedure, an unfertilized ovum is collected from a donor and transferred into the fallopian tube of a recipient female. The sperms are also introduced, and the fusion of the gametes (fertilizatio