One of the distinction between an ethical proposition and a proposition in Islamic Jurisprudence (Feqh) or Islamic Law is in their predicates. All three speak of the free action of human being as their subjects. Nature of human being discussed in this article according to Islamic point of view. Status of a gamete and nature of human being correlated to each other and affect to the conclusion. H...

BACKGROUND The first clues to the process of gamete activation date back to nearly 60 years ago. The mutual activation of gametes is a crucial event during fertilization. In the testis and ovaries, spermatozoa and oocytes are in a state of meiotic and metabolic quiescence and require reciprocal signals in order to undergo functional changes that lead to competence for fertilization. First, the ...

Posthumous gamete (sperm or oocyte) procurement and reproduction are ethically justifiable if written documentation from the deceased authorizing the procedure is available. In the absence of written documentation from the decedent, programs open to considering requests for posthumous gamete procurement or reproduction should only do so when such requests are initiated by the surviving spouse o...

Ploidy: the number of copies of each chromosome that is contained in somatic (non-gamete) cells of a species. In humans and most other animal species, the somatic cells are usually diploid, meaning they have 2 copies of each chromosome, whereas the gamete cells are haploid and have a single copy of each chromosome. Some plant and animal species are known to have more than 2 copies of each chrom...