Thursday, January 21, 2010

DNA and Cloning

The other night Jeb and I were sitting in the dining room while Alanna was in the bath. The dining room is very close to the bathroom so when Alanna piped up, "Mommy, something did happen at school today...", we could hear her loud and clear from where we were sitting.

A: I presented to the class today.
M: Oh really?
A: I told them about DNA and cloning.
M: Um. Oh and how did that come about?

A: We were reading a story about snowflakes and the little boy had to find two that were alike but couldn't. I explained that DNA is what makes us unique but that cloning can make two things the same.
M: Oh.
A: But Mommy.....
M: Yes?
A: I had to use Biology words like sperm and egg

M: Ok sweetie, but in the future remember we don't need to be telling our friends about sperm and eggs and that's something their parents are in charge of, Ok?
A: Yep.

Turns out she actually started in after the conversation had gone from snowflakes to how fingerprints are also unique. THEN she also talked about it in another class where they were talking about People having Baby People and Cats having Kittens, etc. She informed the teacher that cloning could have an implanted kitten coming from a human. The teacher redirected and all was well.

Jeb was disappointed that apparently something got lost in the comprehension of embryonic transfer. *SIGH*

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