For the Insect Race, all biological components consumed are preserved within their own genes, specifically those useful to them.
Thus, the Insect Race can evolve these traits.
Of course, these traits can also be selectively evolved or not, according to the will of the Insect Queen controlling the Insect Race colony, or displayed in particular individuals of the race.
The Insect Queen can even retract these evolved traits from the Insect Race.
After all, the Insect Race are exoskeletal organisms.
Suppose a type of bird possesses hollow bones, an innate trait fundamental to bird flight.
If the Insect Race consumed such a bird and evolved those bones, wouldn't that be detrimental?
However, even if the traits are restricted and retracted by the Insect Queen, the potential within the insect's genes remains unchanged.
Everything is buried deep in the genes, including the "hollow bone" genes that Chen Ming hypothesized about.
