The test tube baby means

(A)fertilization and development both in uterus
(B)fertilization in vitro and then transplantation in uterus
(C)a baby grown in test tube
(D)fertilized and developed embryo in test tube

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

In this method, popularly known as **test tube baby** programme, ova from the wife/donor (female) and sperms from the husband/donor (male) are collected and are induced to form zygote under simulated conditions in the laboratory.

Chapter: Reproductive Health
Section: 3.5 INFERTILITY
Page: 7
Words matched: 35 of 35

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that the test tube baby program involves collecting ova and sperms to form a zygote 'under simulated conditions in the laboratory' (fertilization in vitro) and the full paragraph context confirms embryo transfer to the uterus for further development, which matches option B exactly.

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