Answer: maternal

AnswerCrossword Clue
MATERNALKind of instinct
MATERNALMotherly
MATERNALLike the heredity of mitochondrial DNA
MATERNALIt may precede "instinct"
MATERNALMotherly.
MATERNALOf a parent.
MATERNALProtective in a way
MATERNALKind of relative
MATERNAL... instinct
MATERNALKind of inheritance
MATERNALLike some instincts
maternalpertaining to a mother
maternalOf or relating to a mother, esp. during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth
maternalRelated through the mother's side of the family
maternalDenoting feelings associated with or typical of a mother; motherly