Hunter of the Forbidden Region Chapter 130: Parsitism and symbiosis
The call from Yang Tuo at dawn awakened everyone in the cave.
The young scholar's voice was dull, and it was obvious that the scientific research work accompanied by the instrument in the base was not so easy.
"Last night, our transportation team received a new airdrop." Yang Tuo didn't talk too much nonsense, and straightforwardly said, "The stuff inside is signed by Miao Guangqi."
Yang Tuo’s opening remarks shocked Aann's whole body slightly, and she couldn't help but say: "Tutor?"
"Yes, it is Miss Anne's mentor, Professor Miao Guangqi." Yang Tuo said on the phone, "He sent in a scientific research report, the most important of which was the murder of King Shan Yan in Su's house thirty years ago. The cellular gene map remaining in the body of the patient is very precious."
"Anything to find?" Dylan asked at this time.
"Thirty years ago, the victims of the Su family and the recent comparison of the genetic profiles of the Yama cells in the victims in the Altai Mountains show that the difference between the two is far from being as simple as the individual differences between the same species. Dylan, the conclusion I have come to so far is that, to be honest, even I can’t believe it. The range of variation in the mountain of Hades over the past 30 years is actually cross-border."
"What?" Dylan and Anne were shocked when they heard the word ‘crossover’.
Lin Shuo also "cocked" in his heart.
"Crossover?" Wei Xingshan couldn't help but said at this time, "Is this mountain king so versatile?"
As soon as Wei Xingshan said this sentence, he felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but smiled at the back of his head, his face slightly embarrassed.
Fortunately, this guy has a good personal relationship with Yang Tuo, so this layman did not dislike Yang Tuo, but patiently explained:
"Biological classification, from top to bottom are domains, kingdoms, phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and species. For example, we humans are eukaryotic domains, animal kingdoms, chordates, and vertebrate subphylums. , Mammals, True beasts, Primates, Apes, Hominid, Homo, Homo, Homo, Homo sapiens.
In the currently generally accepted doctrine, there are five levels of biological classification of the ‘world’, namely, the kingdom of prokaryotes, the kingdom of protists, the kingdom of plants, the kingdom of fungi, and the kingdom of animals.
Shan Yama is a brand-new species, and the current biological classification is difficult to apply.
However, judging from its cell structure and the genes contained in it, most of its characteristics match those of plants thirty years ago.
Now, it is an animal.
As for the mutation ability of King Mountain Hades, I have predicted it before, and it is indeed extraordinary.
It can be mutated across borders in 30 years, which is too exaggerated. "
"Is this kind of major mutation not possible over hundreds of millions of years of accumulation?" Dylan couldn't help muttering to himself, "If it is just a new ability, it is possible to mutate through one or two iterations. Successful. But the type of organism itself can also mutate in this way, is it still a living thing on earth?"
"So I am also surprised." Yang Tuo said.
"Ah, what's so great about this. Cordyceps has done this for a few months." Wei Xingshan said with a grin.
"Cordyceps is a fungus, it is not a direct genetic mutation..." Dylan retorted.
"Wait!" Yang Tuo seemed to be reminded on the other end of the phone, "Old Wei is right."
"You mean..." Dylan was startled and asked, "Double parasite?"
"It may also be parasitic after symbiosis, or vice versa. In short, there are many possibilities." Yang Tuo said, "This idea is good, I will study it. By the way, once you collect samples on site, you must first Send it to me in no time. Mongolia has already configured helicopters and will be there soon."
After speaking quickly, before hanging up the phone, Yang Tuo praised: "Old Wei, you are really awesome."
"That is!" Wei Xingshan looked triumphantly, and turned to ask Lin Shuo, "How's it going? Am I okay?"
"It's as if you understand what's going on." Lin Shuo gave Wei Xingshan a white look.
"Hey!" Wei Xingshan smiled, and then asked, "Lao Lin, what does Lao Yang mean by symbiosis?"
Lin Shuo said, "Symbiosis is two kinds of living things living together, mutual benefit and mutual benefit. Parasitism is also two kinds of living things together, but one side benefits, the other suffers. The two forms are similar, but there are essential differences. This is like Let me be with you. We are doing business together. You think it is a symbiotic relationship, but it is actually a parasitic relationship."
"Although I didn't fully understand it, you are definitely not a good thing!" Wei Xingshan said loudly.
"Okay, let's talk about it." Lin Shuo brought the topic back to the right track. "Originally, they always thought that the relationship between King Mountain Yama and the host was a parasitic or symbiotic relationship.
Here, in terms of thinking, it is easy to fall into a misunderstanding, thinking that the Mountain Yama itself is a kind of creature, which is a parasitic or symbiotic host.
Just now, you reminded Yang Tuo of the cordyceps. Mountain Yama itself may not be a creature, but like Cordyceps, it is also parasitic or symbiotic.
Only in this way can we explain more reasonably why the mountain Yama's gene can mutate across borders in just 30 years.
Because it is not one kind of creature, but two kinds.
The Mountain Yama collected by the Miao predecessors 30 years ago, and the Mountain Yama collected recently, may be the parasitic side and the parasited side of the Mountain Yama, respectively, or they may be symbiosis with each other.
One of them is an animal, and the other is a plant.
You made a mistake, and you gave Yang Tuo a new idea. "
"It turns out that's the case." Wei Xingshan finally understood and asked for credit, "Lao Lin, you think I'm very useful, so we must be symbiosis, definitely not a parasitic relationship."
"However, Mr. Wei's reminder also brought new problems." Dylan said slowly at this time, "If the Mountain Hades is a kind of creature, although it is very strange, it is only one kind. And if it is a combination between two strange creatures, plus the host, then there are three variables here, and there are many possibilities. This is in the prediction of biological behavior, it is impossible to make a breakthrough in a short time. Sexually progressive."
"But one step closer to the truth." Anne added faintly.
"Well, no matter how much research and argumentation is made, it's just a matter of fact. I still need someone to take care of it." Lin Shuo was talking and turned to look at the sky outside.
As everyone talked, it was already bright outside the cave.
It's still snowing outside, but the wind is much smaller.
"Let's go."
……
Moving forward in the wind and snow is never easy.
Even for Lin Shuo, this is true.
The geographical environment in the south of the Yangtze River determines that his talent and the ability he has cultivated since childhood are more adapted to the relatively warm wetland forest.
In this icy and snowy environment, he can endure up to 50% or 60% of his performance.
Went to the Northwest to pick up business. This is rare in the Lin family's history, because the big and small businesses here are generally owned by the Su family.
In the past 100 years, as strange creatures gradually disappeared, the hunting gate business has also decreased a lot. Generally speaking, dispatching local hunters is enough, and few people can make a move personally.
The six masters have teamed up only three times in the past two decades.
One time was the Kunlun Mountains six years ago, but that time was a coincidence, not hunting hook snakes.
Another time, fifteen years ago in the northeast, Miao Guangqi and Cao Yusheng joined forces to hunt, but they ended in failure.
One more time, it's now.
Lin, Su, and Zhang, the three hunters joined forces to hunt the Mountain Yama in the snow-sweeping Altai region.
Following companions~IndoMTL.com~, together with the intelligence exchanged by the predecessors of the Hunter Gate, as well as the ever-changing modern biological aids, brought Lin Shuo closer and closer to this strange creature.
But this kind of closeness makes it feel like a distance away.
It seems to be near, but it seems to be far away.
But the steps are always moving forward.
This evening, five people, one wolf and one bird trek hard all the way. Finally, after climbing over a snow-capped mountain, they saw a long-lost green.
Below the mountain is a large lush green forest.
So Lin Shuo knew, and went back to the home court.
In this kind of forest, he is like a fish in water.
But he also knows that if something goes wrong, there must be a demon. It is not normal for such a forest to appear in the snow-capped mountains.
From now on, I can truly enter the territory of King Shan Hades.