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What does maternal mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother, motherly.
  2. Related through the mother, or her side of the family.
  3. (anatomy) Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy.
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The suite of maternal proteins in the crude albumen creates complex banding patterns, with high probability of differences between females.
There was little difference in maternal safety between inhalational anaesthetics used for general anaesthesia.
In all honesty, I don't have many relatives that have lived to ripe old ages apart from my maternal Grandfather.
At the time of delivery, maternal blood, cord blood, and amniotic fluid were collected for analyses, as described later.
Different combinations of bows and sashes were arranged for inspection and I saw a glow of squishy maternal pride develop in my mother's eyes.
All seeds within a fruit must compete for resources allocated by the maternal plant.

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