2.13: "Baby Cakes", Pinkie Pie joins the Foalsitters' Club Options

[Pocket]

TODAY ON "MY LITTLE PONY":

PINKIE PIE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE CUPCAKES.

AND CORN CAKES.

AND, UM... REGULAR CAKE CAKES.

BUT NOW, SHE FACES HER TOUGHEST CAKES YET:

HER EMPLOYERS' TWIN TODDLERS.

*ominous music*

WILL SHE PULL OFF THIS BABYSITTING JOB AND BE CROWNED "ACE OF CAKES"? OR WILL SHE BE THE ONE WHO ENDS UP GETTING BURNED?

TUNE IN AT 10 AM EASTERN, 7 AM PACIFIC, AND FIND OUT!

[Dvandom]

Actually, Mendellian genetics don't quite cover it. The cited relative on Mrs. Cake's side is "twice removed" which means in-law. No direct genetic link. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-hotrod.gif)

---Dave

[WorkbenchManiac]

Actually, Mendellian genetics don't quite cover it. The cited relative on Mrs. Cake's side is "twice removed" which means in-law. No direct genetic link. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-hotrod.gif)

---Dave

Even with Scav´s correction regarding the "twice removed" part, Dvandom´s point still stands. Cupcake´s "great aunt´s second cousin twice removed" is not part of Pound Cake´s direct genetic ancestry, not by a long shot.

That´s not supposed to be a hint of how their genetics work though, but the setup for a great and subtle joke, and Destron already mentioned it:

"..<_<...>_>... that makes sense right?" - who are you trying to convince Mr. LOL

No, Mr Cake, I´m afraid it does not... and you damn well know it, lol

My favorite line of the episode as well.

This post has been edited by WorkbenchManiac: Jan 15 2012, 12:04 AM

[Sobana]

Even with Scav´s correction regarding the "twice removed" part, Dvandom´s point still stands. Cupcake´s "great aunt´s second cousin twice removed" is not part of Pound Cake´s direct genetic ancestry, not by a long shot.

Well, I put some thought into this, even though they are distantly related they still share a common ancestor, which might explain a lot. If we consider what the father says to be true that his great, great, great, grandfather was a pegasus that would put the new born six generations away from when Pegasus genetics was first introduced. If the mother's great aunt was born a unicorn, that would mean it was three generations away from the new born. If we follow the family tree from the second cousin twice removed, at the latest introduction of unicorn genetics would be another three generations. Meaning both pegasus and unicorn genetics were introduced into the family around the same time six generations prior to the birth.

So, the first traits of those genes didn't show up until the third generation with the great aunt and then again three generations later in Pound and Pumpkin. Meaning Earth pony genetics would be dominate to pegasus/unicorn genes to a ratio of 1:3, only occurring once every three generations if both parents has ancestry with them.

Yay for my basic understanding of biology! =D