Whois & Analysis for adoption.com

An embryo is an early stage of development of a multicellular diploid eukaryotic organism.

In general, in organisms that reproduce sexually, an embryo develops from a zygote, the single cell resulting from the fertilization of the female egg cell by the male sperm cell.

The zygote possesses half the DNA of each of its two parents.

In plants, animals, and some protists, the zygote will begin to divide by mitosis to produce a multicellular organism.

The result of this process is an embryo.

Foster care is a system in which a minor has been placed into a ward, group home, or private home of a state-certified caregiver, referred to as a "foster parent".

The placement of the child is normally arranged through the government or a social service agency.

The institution, group home or foster parent is compensated for expenses.

Unintended pregnancies are pregnancies that are mistimed, unplanned or unwanted at the time of conception.

Unintended pregnancies may also result from rape, incest or various other forms of forced or unwanted sex.

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents, and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parent or parents.

Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction.

Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption; where others have tried to achieve adoption through less formal means, notably via contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities without an accompanying transfer of filiation.

Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations.

An orphan (from the Greek ορφανός orfanós) is a child whose parents are dead or have permanently abandoned the child.

In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan.

When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usually relevant.

If she has gone, the offspring is an orphan, regardless of the father's condition.