Choose the correct statement regarding GIFT to overcome infertility.

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Accepted Answer

D. 1. **Recall what GIFT stands for.**
GIFT means **Gamete Intra Fallopian Transfer**. As the name suggests, it involves transferring a gamete (an ovum), not an embryo or zygote.

2. **Understand the procedure.**
In GIFT, an ovum is collected from a donor female and placed directly into the fallopian tube of another female who is unable to produce her own ova but whose reproductive tract can still support fertilisation and early development. This matches **option D**, so it is correct.

3. **Check why the other options are wrong.**
**Option A** is incorrect because in GIFT the ovum is transferred to the **fallopian tube**, not the uterus.
**Options B and C** describe the transfer of an early embryo (zygote with up to 8 blastomeres), which is actually the definition of **ZIFT (Zygote Intra Fallopian Transfer)**, not GIFT.

4. **Conclusion.**
Since GIFT specifically involves transferring an ovum (gamete) into the fallopian tube, the correct answer is **option D**.