Solving a genetic mystery 1

Yesterday, Virga agreed to accompany Rome and Rei to the interior of the continent to seek counsel with Bonnie Mullen. You will remember Bonnie from The Ark Lords. She tried, very poorly, to seduce Rei because she was tired of her assigned husband, Edgar.

     Virga, the leader of the Vuduri on Helome led Rome and Rei to a waiting flying cart and they headed back the way they came toward the north, passing through the fence and on to the open road.
     Along the way, Rei, who was sitting in the front seat with Virga, asked, “Where is this place we’re going?”
     Virga answered but kept her eyes straight-forward. “I suppose you could call it a farm or perhaps ranch,” she said. “It was the place where we took the children who were born Onsira to be raised.”
     “You segregated them?” Rome asked from the back seat.
     “Yes,” Virga said. “We could not bring ourselves to eradicate them but we feared having them grow up alongside us. This was the compromise the Overmind decided upon. It was our hope that our new breeding program would eliminate the need for such measures in the future.”
     “From what I can tell, the Onsiras are just worm-brains,” Rei said. “Without MASAL, they’re lost. Or at least irrelevant. Still, it’s your plan. From what you’ve seen so far, would you call the breeding program a success to this point?” Rei asked. “I did as you requested. I sent you the most primitive Essessoni I could find.”
     “Yes, you did,” Virga said with a strange tone. They arrived at the small landing field where MINIMCOM was still parked on the taxiway. Virga pulled the cart out around back, past the low lying buildings next to the runway and down a narrow road to the tallest building in the cluster. She pulled up in front of the main door then she turned to Rei. “To the degree we originally imagined, it was a success. More than you realize. The very salvation of all Vuduri, even pure-bred, may lie there.”
     “What do you mean?” Rei asked. “I thought the plan was to produce mosdureces.”
     “It was but now we think there may be something better,” Virga said mysteriously. “That is a science hall,” Virga announced, pointing to the building on their right. “Would you find it a burden if we stopped in here for just a moment? I will present to you a rather perplexing mystery and it is possible that you may be able to help us clear it up.”
     Rei looked at Rome who shrugged. “OK,” Rei said. “As long as it doesn’t take too much time.”
     “It will not,” Virga replied.

A mystery, huh? Rome and Rei's genetic adventures are about to be revealed. But this is OK. You'll see.