1. A woman who is the biological parent of a child, having contributed the egg (ovum) that was fertilized to create the child
The genetic mother of the child donated her egg for the surrogacy arrangement.
A mãe biológica da criança doou seu óvulo para o acordo de maternidade de substituição.
2. In cases of assisted reproduction, the woman whose genetic material (DNA) is passed to the offspring, as distinguished from a gestational or adoptive mother
In vitro fertilization allows the genetic mother to be different from the woman who carries the pregnancy.
A fertilização in vitro permite que a mãe biológica seja diferente da mulher que carrega a gravidez.