Board Thread:General Grimm Discussion/@comment-78.72.160.162-20150328122307/@comment-24399666-20151206163724

EMAWGrimm wrote: The genetics would be a convoluted mess. If all wesen are chimeras the human part could mix with any human, including grimms. When Monroe and Rosalie were taking about children didn't they say their children would be one or the other, not a mix? (I don't remember exactly) Just wanted to quickly answer this. :) The conversation went like this (in all its hilarity):

Nick (N): So, if one parent is a Wesen, and the other one isn't, what would the child be?

Rosalee (R): You mean a Wesen and a Kehrseite?

Hank (H): Yeah...

Monroe (M): So, I guess it's time for the "Birds and the whole Bienen-Wesen" talk. Ok. [clears throat] If both parents are Wesen, then the child will be too.

R: Or if one parent is Wesen and the other is Kehrseite, then there's a 50-50 chance that the child will be Wesen.

M: Unless the Kehrseite is a Kehrseite-Gentrager.

R: Oh... [nods knowingly]

M: Then you're definitely getting a Wesen.

Rosalee: Mm-hmm.

H: Let's pretend I understood what you just said. What if both parents are Wesen, but different kinds?

R (clearly having fun): You mean like a Grudverschiedene situation, like us?

H: [shrugs]

N: Well, we don't mean to pry.

H: Yeah, we do.

M: Well, then you're looking at a Vorherrscher. But, as long as it's healthy, we don't care.

[Nick's phone rings] N: [answering] Burkhardt... we're on our way. [hangs up. To H] Seminary student's conscious. [to M and R] Thank you for your help... I think.

M: Hey, don't expect to just get it all in one talk! The question of genetics has come up on tv.com a couple of times, with some really interesting replies. No specific conclusions, given that all we know is what is in the above conversation, which is deliberately obtuse (but at least it is, in a funny way).

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