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NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 3. reproductive health

Choose the correct statement regarding GIFT to overcome infertility.

  1. A Ova collected from a female donor are transferred to the uterus of an infertile female.
  2. B Early embryos with up to 8 blastomeres are transferred to the uterus of an infertile female.
  3. C Early embryos with up to 8 blastomeres are transferred to the uterus of an infertile female.
  4. D It is the transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce ovum but can provide suitable environment for fertilization and development.
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(D) It is the transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce ovum but can provide suitable environment for fertilization and development.

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(D) It is the transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube of another female who cannot produce ovum but can provide suitable environment for fertilization and development.
GIFT stands for Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer.
It is an assisted reproductive technology used to overcome infertility in females who cannot produce an ovum.
In this method, an ovum collected from a donor is transferred into the fallopian tube of the recipient female.
The recipient female cannot produce an ovum but can provide a suitable environment for fertilization and further embryonic development.
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