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| title = Genetic Analysis | | title = Genetic Analysis | ||
| image = genetic_analysis.png | | image = genetic_analysis.png | ||
− | | titletext = There's still a chance you were conceived via IVF. But we've checked your mom's college yearbook photos, and whether or not she and your father had sex, it's clear that... listen, I know this is hard for you. | + | | titletext = There's still a chance you were conceived via IVF. But we've checked your mom's college yearbook photos, and whether or not she and your father had sex, it's clear that ... listen, I know this is hard for you. |
}} | }} | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{w|Genetic testing}} is a medical procedure where researchers analyze your DNA and family history to determine if you have elevated risk factors for | + | {{w|Genetic testing}} is a real medical procedure, where researchers analyze your DNA and family history to determine if you have any elevated risk factors for things like heart conditions and cancer. Here, the doctor appears to be delivering the results of [[Cueball]]'s genetic test, but instead tells him that his parents had sex at some point. |
− | People generally don't like thinking about their parents having sex, but it obviously happened, since having sex is usually the precondition for having children | + | People generally don't like thinking about their parents having sex, but it obviously happened, since having sex is usually the precondition for having children. So this test result is completely unsurprising. |
− | The title text notes that he could be an {{w|in-vitro fertilization}} baby, which does not require the parents to directly have sex | + | The title text notes that he could be an {{w|in-vitro fertilization}} baby, which does not require the parents to directly have sex, but concludes, given how attractive his mother was in college, that she's probably had sex anyway. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:Cueball: Did my genetic tests come back? | :Cueball: Did my genetic tests come back? | ||
− | : | + | :Woman: Yeah. Sit down. |
:Cueball: Is it bad news? What are my risk factors? | :Cueball: Is it bad news? What are my risk factors? | ||
− | :[Cueball is now sitting in the chair awaiting her answer. | + | :[Cueball is now sitting in the chair awaiting her answer. The woman looks down at the clipboard.] |
− | : | + | :Woman: We can't be sure about this, but we've analyzed genes on several of your chromosomes and it's hard to avoid the conclusion: |
− | :[ | + | :[The woman puts down the clipboard and looks at Cueball as she delivers her news. Cueball puts his hands to his face in dismay.] |
− | : | + | :Woman: At some point, your parents had sex. |
:Cueball: Oh God! | :Cueball: Oh God! | ||
− | : | + | :Woman: Stay calm! It's possible it was just once! |
:Cueball: I... I need to be alone. | :Cueball: I... I need to be alone. | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Romance]] |
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