Difference between In-vitro and In vivo
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In-vitro |
In vivo |
1. | A study or phenomenon which is performed in a test tube is known as In vitro. | A test or phenomenon which can be performed on human being or animals of a laboratory (On living organism) is known as In Vivo. |
2. | Mainly, it is less expensive. | Mainly, it is expensive. |
3. | A method of artificial fertilization where male gamete fuses to female gamete and this process takes place outside the human body, this is called as In vitro- fertilization. | A method of normal fertilization where male gamete fuses to female gamete and this procedure takes place inside the body, this is called as In-vivo fertilization. |
4. | Basically, it consumes less time. | Basically, it consumes more time. |
5. | In the In-vitro, use of isolated cellular components and dead organisms takes place. | In the In-vivo, use of whole living organism takes place. |
6. | In the In-vitro, process takes place under laboratory conditions. | In the In-vivo, process takes place under physiological conditions. |