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Where do the sexual stages of Plasmodium develop in its life cycle?(a) Gut of mosquito(b) Brain of human(c) Red Blood Corpuscles of human(d) Liver of humanI have been asked this question in an interview for internship.This question is from Protozoan Diseases in Humans in section Human Health and Disease of Biology – Class 12

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Right option is (c) RED Blood Corpuscles of human

Easy explanation: The sexual stages or the gametocytes of PLASMODIUM develops in Red Blood Corpuscles of the human. The female gametocytes or megagametocytes are round with food-laden cytoplasm and a small excentric nucleus. Male gametocytes or Microgametocytes have a CLEAR cytoplasm and a large central nucleus. Both contain a large amount of haemozoin.



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