Question

Which of the items below does not describe transgenic cell replacement?

		a. A change is made to the genes of the individual.
		b. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is used to fertilize a disease-free egg with the father’s sperm.
		c. Patient cells are removed from the body, genetically altered, and then returned to the body..
		d. The procedure has been used successfully to treat a disease.

Answer 1

Which of the items below does not describe transgenic cell replacement?

B - IVF

IVF :

In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm outside the body, in vitro ("in glass").

The process involves monitoring and stimulating a woman's ovulatory process, removing an ovum or ova (egg or eggs) from the woman's ovaries and letting sperm fertilise them in a liquid in a laboratory.

The fertilised egg (zygote) undergoes embryo culture for 2–6 days, and is then transferred to the same or another woman's uterus, with the intention of establishing a successful pregnancy.