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In vitro fertilisation is a technique that involves the transfer of which one of the followings into the Fallopian tube?

  • Embryo only, up to 8 cells stage

  • Either zygote or early embryo up to 8 cell stage

  • Embryo of 32 cells stage

  • Embryo of 32 cells stage


B.

Either zygote or early embryo up to 8 cell stage

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) or test -tube baby technique involves fertilising one or more eggs outside the body then transferring the fertilised eggs known as pre - embryos back into the uterus. Zygote Intra-Fallopian Transfer (ZIFT) is an example of IVF. In this, the zygote or early embryos up to 8blastomeres are transferred into the fallopian tube. if the embryo has more than 8 blastomeres then it is transferred into uterus called as IUT.

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Photoperiodism was first characterised in

  • tobacco

  • potato

  • tomato

  • tomato

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C4 plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C3 plants due to 

  • higher leaf area

  • the presence of a larger number of chloroplasts

  • the presence of thin cuticle

  • the presence of thin cuticle

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Heartwood differs from sapwood in 

  • Presence of rays and fibres

  • the absence of vessels and parenchyma

  • having dead and non-conducting elements

  • having dead and non-conducting elements

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Consider the following four statement (1-4) regarding kidney transplant and select the two correct ones out of these

1) Even if a kidney transplant is proper the recipient may need to take immuno- suppressants for a long time
2)The cell-mediated immune response is responsible for the graft rejection
3) The B-lymphocytes are responsible for rejection of the graft
4) The acceptance of rejection of a kidney transplant depends on specific interferons

The two correct statements are

  • (2) and (3)

  • (3) and (4)

  • (1) and (3)

  • (1) and (3)

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Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of 

  • thigmotaxis

  • thigmonasty

  • thigmotropism

  • thigmotropism

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Which stages of cell division do the following figures A and B represent respectively?

  • Metaphase - Telophase

  • Telophase - Metaphase

  • Late anaphase - Prophase

  • Late anaphase - Prophase

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The genetically - modified (GM) brinjal in India has been developed for 

  • insect - resistance

  • enhancing self- life

  • enhancing mineral content

  • enhancing mineral content

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Sertoli cells are found in

  • Ovaries and secrete progesterone

  • adrenal cortex and secrete adrenalin

  • seminiferous tubules and provide nutrition to germ cells

  • seminiferous tubules and provide nutrition to germ cells

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Which one of the following cannot be explained on the basis of Mendel's Law of Dominance? 

  • the discrete unit controlling a particular character is called a factor

  • Out of one pair of factors, one is dominant and the other recessive

  • Alleles do not show any blending and both the characters recover as such in F2 generation

  • Alleles do not show any blending and both the characters recover as such in F2 generation

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