Home
Class 11
BIOLOGY
The procedure of GIFT involves the trans...

The procedure of GIFT involves the transfer of female gametes into the fallopian tube, can gametes be transferred to the uterus to achieve the same result? Explain.

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

(i) Fertilization of sperm and egg take place in the fallopian tube. The fertilized egg (Zygote) slowly move down and reaches the uterus as a ball of cells for implantation.
(ii) There in most cases related to the Assisted Reproductive Technology, the zygote is transferred to the uterus.
(iii) In a method called as Intra-uterine insemination male gametes are introduced in the uterus.
This is a procedure to treat infertile men with low sperm count. The semen is collected either from the husband or from a healthy donor and is introduced into the uterus through the vagina by a catheter after stimulating the ovaries to produce more ova.
The sperms swim towards the fallopian tubes to fertilize the egg resulting in normal pregnancy.
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Fallopian tube , uterus and cervix are the _______sex organs of female .

Correct the following statements (a) Transfer of an ovum collected from donor into the fallopian tube is called ZIFT. (b) Transferring of an embroy with more than 8 blastomeres into uterus is called GIFT. (c ) Multiload 375 is a hormone releasing IUD.

Correct the following statements (a) Transfer of an ovum collected from donor into the fallopian tube is called ZIFT. (B) Transfering of an embryo with more than 8 blastomeres into uterus is called GIFT. (c) Multiload 375 is a hormone releasing IUD.

Correct the following statements: Transfer of an ovum collected from donor into the fallopian tube is called ZIFT.

A reproduction wthout the involvement of male and female gametes is called apomixis. Give an outline of this method.

Assertion : IUT is transfer of embryo with more than 8 blastomeres into the Fallopian tubes Reason : IUT is a very popular method of forming embryos in vivo.

The technique called Gamete Intra fallopian Transfer (GIFT) is recommended for those females

Consider the following statements with respect to flowering plants I. The pollen grains represent the male gametes.II. The functional megaspore develops into the embryo sac represent the female gamete.III. Transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of different plant is known as xenogamy.IV. Transfer of pollen grains from anther to the stigma of another flower of the same plant is known as geitonogamy. Of the above statements.

Assertion : Although geitonogamy is functionally crosspollination involving a pollinating agent, genetically it is similar to autogamy. Reason : In geitonogamy, pollen grains from the anthers of one flower are transferred to the sigma of another flower borne on the same plant.