I recently saw a SciFi channel episode about the cloning of Jesus using genetic material from the Shroud of Turin. It got me thinking about the Virgin Birth story in the Christian part of the Bible.

Since Jesus did not have an earthy father, was he genetically a haploid? Id est: Did he have half the normal amount of genetic material like a sperm cell or an unfertilized ovum cell?

Since genetic material provides the master plan for the construction of a living creature, one wonders if the powers attributed to Jesus were encoded in his DNA. If so, could modern genetic engineering create a person with such powers? Are these abilities scattered around the gene pool waiting for chance to combine them? Might this be the mechanism behind the Second Coming?

If Jesus had the normal amount of genetic material, half came from the Holy Ghost and half from his mother. His mother, Mary, was described as not an unusual woman. Were his powers encoded on the Y chromosome? Since there is not much genetic material on the Y chromosome, it is likely that the rest of the DNA from the spiritual father had the master plan for his abilities. Can the encoding of god on earth be inherent in half the genetic material of a human being?

Is there any official church position of the genetics of Jesus?

Has anybody attempted to update theology to include consideration of modern knowledge of genetics?