Assisted Reproductive Techniques — NEET Biology
✅ Asked in NEET 2026Transfer of an ovum collected from a donor into the fallopian tube (GIFT – gamete intra fallopian transfer) of another female who cannot produce one, but can provide suitable environment for fertilisation and further development is another method attempted. Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is another specialised procedure to form an embryo in the laboratory in which a sperm is directly injected into the ovum. Infertility cases either due to inability of the male partner to inseminate the female or due to very low sperm counts in the ejaculates, could be corrected by artificial insemination (AI) technique. In this technique, the semen collected either from the husband or a healthy donor is artificially introduced either into the vagina or into the uterus (IUI – intra-uterine insemination) of the female.
NTA tests your understanding of how GIFT, ICSI, and AI are used to overcome different types of infertility. Students often confuse these techniques—GIFT transfers an ovum into the fallopian tube, ICSI injects sperm directly into an egg in the lab, and AI artificially introduces semen into the female reproductive tract. The key trap is mixing up whether each technique handles male infertility, female infertility, or both, and where fertilization occurs (in vivo vs in vitro). Remember: ICSI and GIFT are different solutions; ICSI fixes low sperm counts (male problem), while GIFT bypasses egg production (female problem). AI addresses insemination inability in males.
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Choose the correct statement regarding GIFT to overcome infertility.
Given below are two statements: (NEET 2023) I: Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) is another specialized procedure of in-vivo fertilization. II: Infertility cases due to the inability of the male partner to inseminate the female can be corrected by Artificial Insemination (AI). Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A childless couple can be assisted to have a child through a technique called GIFT. The full form of this technique is:
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