Q189 / 200 · NEET 2023 (Manipur) · Zoology

Select the incorrect statement with respect to Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer (MOET) Technology.

  • A
    Cow is administered with hormones to induce super-ovulation.
  • B
    Super-ovulating cow is either mated with elite bull or is artificially inseminated.
  • Correct answer
    C
    Fertilised eggs at 4 to 6 cells - stages are recovered non-surgically from super-ovulating cow and transferred to surrogate mother.
  • D
    It is used to increase herd size in a short time.

Solution

Option (3) is answer because, in MOET, the fertilized eggs at $8-32$ cells stages recovered nonsurgically from super-ovulating cow and transferred to surrogate mothers. Hence, the statement given in option (3) is an incorrect statement. Statements given in options. (1), (2) and (4) are correct statements w.r.t. MOET.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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