Question

Achilles’s couple can be assisted to have a child through a technique called GIFT. The full form of this technique is
A. Germ cell internal fallopian transfer
B. Gamete inseminated fallopian transfer
C. Gamete intra fallopian transfer
D. Gamete internal fertilisation and transfer

Answer 1

A large number of couples are unavailable to produce children. The reason for infertility could be many-physical, congenital, diseases, drugs, immunological, or even psychological. Some techniques allow the childless couple to have a child. GIFT is one of the techniques that help childless couples to become parents of children.

Step by step answer: In some cases female partner is not capable of producing ovum or the ovum produce by the female is not the right type due to this female is unable to produce a child, but the female partner can provide a suitable environment for fertilization and can further developed the zygote. In this case, the GIFT technique is very useful. In the GIFT technique ovum is collected from the donor and transferred into the fallopian tube of another woman who cannot produce one but capable of providing a suitable environment for the development of the zygote. The full form of GIFT is gamete intra fallopian transfer. In GIFT ovum is gamete which is the transfer for the donor to a female who is unable to produce ovum.
So, the correct option is (C).

Additional Information:
There are some other techniques that help childless parents to become parents.
1. Intra sperm injection (ICSI)
2. Artificial insemination (AI)
3. Intra-uterine insemination (IUI)
4. In vitro fertilization (IVF)
5. Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT)
6. Intra uterine transfer (IUT)

Note: In vitro fertilization the fertilisation of gamete takes place outside the body in the lab and the zygote then transfer by the zygote intra fallopian transfer or by the intra uterine transfer. Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT) the embryo is transferred into the fallopian tube. In Intra-uterine transfer, the embryo with more than 8 blastomeres, transfers into the uterus.