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Question
What is common to the techniques (i) in vitro fertilisation, (ii) Cryo preservation and (iii) tissue culture?
Options
All are in situ conservation methods.
All are ex situ conservation methods.
All require ultra modern equipment and large space.
All are methods of conservation of extinct organisms.
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Solution
All are ex situ conservation methods.
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