A Biologist’s Mother’s Day Song (Cadamole)

To make one me you just add Half of mom and half of dad That is what I once believed But I know now that I was wrong I got so much more from you mom Than just half a set of genes I got nutrients and transcription factors and nearly everything that matters plus my prenatal environment (transplacental inheritance) mRNA, mitochondria, That back in the day once belonged to ya (theyre cytoplasmic) and I just want to thank for supplying them Just like two strands of DNA are spirally entwined Your nature and your nurture are inspiringly combined Scientists remind me and I find that it is true Slightly more than half of everything I am is thanks to you Mitochondria power my cells and they have DNA as well Transcription factors modulate transcription And since theyre in the cytoplasm The eggs the only one that has em and sperm I guess they dont have much ambition My sex determination gene means that Im a guy From you I got my X chromoso