In assisted reproductive technology, the method in which a sperm is directly injected into ovum is called
A. Ovum from donor female and sperm from donor male are fertilized in laboratory. The zygote(upto 8 blastomeres stage) then transferred to fallopian tube called zygote intra fallopian transfer or ZIFT.
B. ICSI- Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) is a specialized technique to form an embryo in the laboratory in which a sperm is directly injected into the ovum placed in a nutrient broth.
C. GIFT- Gamete intra fallopian transfer method is used in females who cannot produce ova but can provide suitable envoirnment for fertilization and further development of embryo in the oviducts. In such cases, ovum from the donor female is surgically removed and is then introduced into the fallopian tube of such females.
D. ET-In vitro fertilization is a method in which fertilization of male gamete (spermatozoon) and female gamete (ovum) outside the body in almost similar conditions as that in the body followed by zygote or embryo transfer(ET).
So, the correct answer is 'ICSI'.