Answer:
No, it is in vitro fertilization (IVF)
Explanation:
This question depicts IN VITRO FERTILIZATION, which is simply the fertilization of an egg/ovum outside of the body. As stated in the question, the female gamete (egg) is extracted from the female's ovary, then sperm from the male is collected and used to fertilize it in a glassware. The resulting embryo is transferred back to the female's uterus, which it grows normally like it was conceived there.
Cloning, on the other hand, is the process of making an exact genetically identical copy of an organism. Cloning, based on Its mean can occur naturally as in the asexual reproduction of many organisms e.g binary fission of bacteria or mitotic division of body cells. This processes produce daughter cells or clones that have the same genetical identity as the parent cell. Cloning can also be induced in a laboratory.
This described process in the question is different from cloning because it involves the fusion of gametes that allow genetic recombination. Due to the meiotic division that results in formation of gametes, organisms might not contain the same genetic composition as parent cell. Hence, it is not cloning.
