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surrogate motherhood True surrogacy Motherhood in which a ♀ carries a gestational product in her uterus that is not her own genetically–one haploid set of genes is contributed by the genetic or natural father and the
2nd haploid is contributed by the genetic mother who, for various reasons–eg, hysterectomy, uterus didelphys, cannot carry fertilized ova. See Artificial reproduction, Baby M, Gestational surrogacy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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