Are they really teaching this in school?

Question

my 13 year old daughter said to me "mom, my teacher told me that i belong more to my dad than i do to you because dads dna is stronger" !..dna is split half and half. why the h**l is the school teachers saying that the male dna is dominant!!! my daughter doesn't even know her dad and now she is all confused. is this sexism?

Answer 1

When I was in 7th grade we learned about that stuff and I was told that DNA is half the mom's and half the dad's in their offspring. Tell your daughter that your teacher (sad as it is) doesn't know what she's talking about.  If you wanna take if further talk to the teacher personally.  Be aware though that kids sometimes hear things wrong.  Good luck.

Answer 2

Well, technically, Dad's sperm determines your child's gender...so maybe that was what the teacher was referring to...?  If it truly bothers you, talk to your child's teacher.  It's the best way to deal with it.  It's also possible that your child misinterpreted it...another good reason to talk to your child's teacher.  (I'm a teacher...and when there's problem, we'd prefer it if parents talked to us rather than assume and get mad.)  Make sure your child's teacher knows about the part that your daughter doesn't know her dad...and take it easy.

Answer 3

Ummmm i believe that is wrong, You should really confront the teacher that told her this!

Answer 4

interesting.. when i was growing up, i learned that the DNA is 50/50 and can go either way! maybe the teacher said it wrong or your daughter misinterpeted the teacher!

Answer 5

they are saying that the male is the reason why the child comes out male or female.......its something about the female only  having xx and if the male has xy its girl or something like that..... but your right about the dna being split in half maybe you should do more reseacrh and then explain it better to her

Answer 6

Ye thats not true. Because mine wife has brown eyes and i have blue eyes but when we get children they will have brown eyes because that is stronger. That guy doesnt know about that or feels big to be a man. The MAlE dna is not dominant only the mind of a man can be.

I personaly think womans are way more stronger then man

Greetz a man

Answer 7

Actually, male dna is "stronger".  If dictates which genes come through in a child... but that's only stuff like gender and eye color.  Female eggs always carry the X chromosome.  Male sperm can either carry the X or Y chromosomes.  So they dictate whether the child is a girl, XX, or a boy, XY.

Answer 8

it's not sexism, i think your daughter probably twisted the words of her teacher because she misunderstood her

she probably got to thinking this because the teacher told her that the sperm determines the s*x of the baby

remind her that she has YOUR mitochondrial DNA, her father didnt give her any

children ONLY get it from their mothers

so your daughter has your mitochondrial DNA, and you got it from your mom, and she got it from her mom, and from her mom and her mom and her mom

Answer 9

Actually, male DNA is more prominent.

Answer 10

the teacher is mistaken

the way genes arrange themselves in a zygote ( embryo ) is 100% random  so somtimes your more visable your father and sometimes more your mother but you are always half and half

explain this to your daughter because theres nothing worse than missinformed teenagers when it comes to science and reproduction

Answer 11

what? no, that's not right. DNA is 50/50.

Maybe she just misinterpreted the teacher when they were talking about the sperm. It is true that the male's XY chromosome(sperm) decides the s*x of the baby, but it is in no way stronger or weaker.

You should go talk to this teacher. Either they're wrong or your daughter misinterpreted the lesson.

Answer 12

yea sadly ive heard that from my teachers as well..

but it aint really that the male dna is dominant it just i guess uses a lil more then the female..

its kinda messed up that a teacher would actually tell a student that "hey u belong to ur dad then ur mom"especially if the child aint with the father ..

i cnt say its sexism but its kinda messed up

Answer 13

Well I think that she got the wrong idea...The male's sperm determines the baby's s*x. But it isn't the dominant DNA. Its not sexism.

Answer 14

we learned a lot about DNA this past year. I am sure your right, DNA is split half and half. Talk it up with your daughters teacher and if it gets serious then talk to someone higher up the lader like the principle.

Answer 15

Its not neccassarily Sexist because, part of it is truth, male DNA is dominant, as in, if your dad has dark eyes and light hair and your mom has light eyes and dark hair, its more likely for the child to have dark eyes and light hair, this is the original evolution idea that Male sons had to pass on good genes and Females were to put it genes but it wasn't as important in ancient times.

Answer 16

yes, they actually do; lol.

my science teacher had spoke about the men's sperm is the strongest and more dna is formed and such....etc

point is, its true.

lol.

Answer 17

wow! the teacher was either an idiot substitute or they seriously have ignorant teachers, cause ive been taught all throughout school that DNA is 50/50!

Answer 18

Maybe she thought that because at school she heard that the characteristics she inherited from her dad where often dominant compared to yours? Still doesn't makes much sense, since most the information the DNA contains isn't fenotypical.

Either she has a bad teacher, she wasn't paying attention or got confused.

I'd rely more in that she had a bad teacher. Indeed dna is split in half, so even if she resembles more her dad, she belongs equally to both.

Maybe you should check if the teacher is qualified.

Answer 19

i'm 13 as well and my teacher told me u inherit both not more of ur dads!

Answer 20

I wouldn't say sexism... but HIGHLY arrogant, that teacher is misinformed horribly and I would complain to the principle, and tell your daughter that the teacher is wrong.

Do your own research and present it to her, educate her correctly yourself...

Answer 21

well im in 6th grade 12 years old going into 7th grade and ussauly theres like 8th graders saying that like telling us what they learned or somthing like it maybe its a rumor i dunno

Answer 22

you never know she might have just mis understood her teacher.  

Is this from a science class and the teacher was explaining DNA.

Does she know that your daughter does not know her father.. If she does then you can get mad, if not, you really can not get mad at her about that.