Binoda, Part 2
As we found out in Rome's Evolution, after the Overmind discovered the Onsira transformation, he set aside a secret cabal of scientists to determine the cause and the cure. Most Vuduri had a diploid pair of the 24th chromosome. This artificial chromosome only reproduced through mitosis, not meiosis so each Vuduri had to have two pair to guarantee their child had a dual set.
When they examined the 24th chromosome more carefully, they came up with (what was originally thought to be) a recessive element of the 24th chromosome coming forward but the frequency of the phenotype was increasing. They determined that the cure would be to try interbreeding the Vuduri with the mandasurte creating a race of half-bloods (called mosdurece in Vuduri) to prevent the Onsira phenotype from expressing itself. This was simply meant to be a delay tactic until they could come up with a longer-term cure. But in the short term, it would end the threat of the Onsiras before it started so the program was called Slayer in Vuduri.
The Overmind decided that if they were going to interbreed full-blooded Vuduri with mandasurte, they wanted the best version of this new type of Vuduri. So they created a genetic mapper, sort of a genetic time machine, that tracked genetic drift backward until they found the closest living great-great-great-grandchildren of Lacy Henry which meant they were the descendents of Jack Henry, Hanry Ta Jihn in Vuduri.
Binoda scored the highest of any Vuduri on the planet. She was therefore the best candidate to interbreed with a mandasurte. The Overmind surreptitiously researched the mandasurte and found a scientist by the name of Fridone who would give them the best offspring. Of course, this turned out to be Rome.
It came as quite a surprise to Binoda the day the Overmind informed her that her mission had changed. The Overmind gave her explicit instructions and six months to mold her body into that which the Overmind believed would be most attractive to Fridone. What the Overmind did not realize is that the attraction could work both ways.
Tomorrow, Fridone and Binoda, a love story.
When they examined the 24th chromosome more carefully, they came up with (what was originally thought to be) a recessive element of the 24th chromosome coming forward but the frequency of the phenotype was increasing. They determined that the cure would be to try interbreeding the Vuduri with the mandasurte creating a race of half-bloods (called mosdurece in Vuduri) to prevent the Onsira phenotype from expressing itself. This was simply meant to be a delay tactic until they could come up with a longer-term cure. But in the short term, it would end the threat of the Onsiras before it started so the program was called Slayer in Vuduri.
The Overmind decided that if they were going to interbreed full-blooded Vuduri with mandasurte, they wanted the best version of this new type of Vuduri. So they created a genetic mapper, sort of a genetic time machine, that tracked genetic drift backward until they found the closest living great-great-great-grandchildren of Lacy Henry which meant they were the descendents of Jack Henry, Hanry Ta Jihn in Vuduri.
Binoda scored the highest of any Vuduri on the planet. She was therefore the best candidate to interbreed with a mandasurte. The Overmind surreptitiously researched the mandasurte and found a scientist by the name of Fridone who would give them the best offspring. Of course, this turned out to be Rome.
It came as quite a surprise to Binoda the day the Overmind informed her that her mission had changed. The Overmind gave her explicit instructions and six months to mold her body into that which the Overmind believed would be most attractive to Fridone. What the Overmind did not realize is that the attraction could work both ways.
Tomorrow, Fridone and Binoda, a love story.
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