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Assertion : Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a procedure to form a embryo in vitro
Reason : In ICSI, sperm is directly injected into the ovum.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
B
Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a specialised procedure to form an ambryo in the laboratory in which a sperm is directly injected into the ovum.
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