Origin Chapter 7: Unknown creature

President Wang's voice was full of shock. Wu Zhongyuan couldn't hear what was said on the other end of the phone. He only heard President Wang say again, "One more pair or one? Which two? Don't say anything. Yes, you will fax the inspection report to me immediately, and by the way, the samples sent for inspection will also be brought back."

After saying this, Dean Wang hung up the phone.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's puzzled face, Dean Wang did not hide it, "Your blood test results are out."

"How's it going?" Wu Zhongyuan asked nervously, Dean Wang is over 60 this year, and the test result that shocked him is definitely not a good result.

President Wang picked up the phone and took a picture of the tattoo on Wu Zhongyuan's chest, then turned around and walked out, "I'll go get the inspection report right away, you sit down for a while, I'll be back soon."

After President Wang left, Wu Zhongyuan looked at Director Li and Head Nurse Zhang. Although the two tried to remain calm, they could still see that they were nervous.

"Director Li." Wu Zhongyuan looked at Director Li.

Hearing Wu Zhongyuan calling her, Director Li had panic in his eyes.

"The 24 pairs that President Wang said are chromosomes?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again.

Director Li did not answer, but she did, because her surprised expression showed that Wu Zhongyuan guessed right.

I was sure that I guessed right, but Wu Zhongyuan calmed down, "It's not hard to guess, except for chromosomes, other inspection items don't seem to be described as 'right'. Besides, you are a county hospital. should be able to check."

After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Director Li said unnaturally, "Chromosomes and DNA are not the same concept, but don't worry, cases of chromosomal abnormalities are not uncommon."

"You seem to be more nervous than me," Wu Zhongyuan forced himself to smile, "If it is a common abnormality, President Wang will not be so surprised."

Director Li did not answer.

"I'm not a child anymore." Wu Zhongyuan added another sentence, this sentence is a pun, the implication is that you don't try to fool me.

President Wang left for longer than Wu Zhongyuan expected. After waiting for more than 20 minutes, President Wang came back with a few pages of fax paper in his hand.

As soon as Dean Wang entered the door, the three of them looked at him nervously, specifically the inspection report in his hand.

President Wang did not show the inspection report to Director Li and Head Nurse Zhang, but said to them, "You guys stay away, I want to talk to him alone."

President Wang's words were very straightforward. Director Li and Nurse Zhang had to leave. In fact, they didn't want to leave, at least not until they saw the inspection report.

When they left, Dean Wang walked to the door and was about to close the door. After thinking about it, he turned around and said to Wu Zhongyuan, "It's pretty cool outside, let's go out for a walk."

"Okay." Wu Zhongyuan nodded in agreement, the environment in the ward made him feel very depressed.

President Wang took off his white coat and went downstairs with Wu Zhongyuan. The driver was still waiting downstairs. President Wang waved and let him go.

It was not dark at this time, but the peak time for get off work had passed, and there were not many people on the street. There were several vendors selling cold drinks and fruits at the entrance of the hospital, but they had not closed their stalls. When they saw President Wang, they all stood up and followed him. greet.

President Wang politely nodded to them, "Zhongyuan, you need to be prepared."

"You're going to lock me up?" Wu Zhongyuan was half-joking in order to ease the tension in his heart.

"That won't happen," Dean Wang shook his head, "but the results of your blood sample are very strange. I have never seen anything similar."

"My chromosome is abnormal?" Wu Zhongyuan asked. He is only a third-year high school student. He knows about chromosomes, but he only knows about it.

"Yes," Dean Wang nodded. There was a library next to the hospital. The library was closed. Dean Wang walked up the steps and sat down from the upper steps. When Wu Zhongyuan sat down, he moved The inspection report in his hand was handed to him.

Wu Zhongyuan took over the inspection report. Since it was a fax document, several reports were linked together, and the numbers and words on it were not particularly clear.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't read it in detail, but after a few glances, he returned the inspection report to President Wang, "Tell me about it."

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan trusts him so much, Dean Wang is very pleased. His sincerity has earned Wu Zhongyuan's trust.

"This is more complicated to say, I will try to keep it simple," Dean Wang coughed twice and cleared his throat, "Chromosome is a substance in the nucleus of a cell. Its main function is to carry genetic information. The test can make a relatively accurate judgment on the person's race, blood type, blood relationship and other information. Normal chromosomes exist in pairs. Ordinary people have 23 pairs of chromosomes, 22 pairs are shared by males and females, and the remaining pair determines the gender. ."

Wu Zhongyuan did not interrupt.

President Wang also said, "The common chromosomal abnormalities are usually one more than 23 pairs, that is, 47, and there are many reasons for it, such as parents suffering from diseases, drug abuse, and older childbearing. May cause chromosomal abnormalities, which are often accompanied by intellectual and developmental disabilities..."

President Wang stopped talking when he said this. Someone came up from the sidewalk below. It was a cold drink vendor who diligently brought two bottles of mineral water, "President Wang, drink some water."

President Wang got up and refused, and the hawker put down the mineral water and ran away in a hurry.

When the hawker left, Dean Wang continued, "I just said that 47 chromosomes are the most common chromosomal abnormality, and there are 48 chromosomes, but they are no longer in pairs. Your situation is the largest in the past. The difference is not that there are two more chromosomes, but that the two chromosomes out of the 23 pairs of chromosomes appear in pairs."

"Why do they appear in pairs?" Wu Zhongyuan asked eagerly.

"I don't know, there is no similar case for your case to refer to." Dean Wang slowly shook his head.

"You just said that by testing chromosomes, you can determine what nationality a person is." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"Race and ethnicity are not the same concept," Dean Wang corrected, "through the detection of your normal 23 pairs of chromosomes, it has been determined that you are a Han nationality in the narrow sense."

"What is the narrow sense of Han people?" Wu Zhongyuan didn't quite understand.

“It’s the part of Han people whose ancestors have never intermarried with ethnic minorities in the past dynasties. The number of these people is not many, but it’s not too small.” President Wang explained patiently.

After listening to Dean Wang's explanation, Wu Zhongyuan felt a little light, "Then what happened to my extra pair of chromosomes?"

President Wang unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Wu Zhongyuan, "You have lost a lot of blood, we initially considered transfusion for you. The blood transfusion procedures in regular hospitals are very strict, and detailed blood transfusions are required before blood transfusion. Laboratory tests, the blood samples we test are collected from your wounds, and the test indicators are very different from normal indicators. Due to the limitations of the test equipment, we can't carry out further analysis. We can only send someone to the provincial capital for the test. is to find out the exact cause of your abnormal blood."

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan wanted to interrupt, President Wang raised his hand, "Our hospital's testing equipment is not the best, and it is impossible to distinguish whether the abnormal components in your blood are inherent or mixed with trauma. Let me give an example. For a patient bitten by a mad dog, the blood from the wound may be mixed with dog genetic components, and more sophisticated testing equipment is needed to distinguish it."

"My head was injured by an iron pipe," Wu Zhongyuan said.

President Wang nodded, "These are no longer important. Now the test results have come out. Your chromosomal abnormality is from congenital inheritance, and it is not a disease."

"What do you mean?" Wu Zhongyuan wondered.

"You are healthy and normal, but this kind of health and normality are only relative." Dean Wang said.

"What is relative?" Wu Zhongyuan was at a loss.

Dean Wang did not answer immediately.

Wu Zhongyuan stared at Dean Wang, waiting for him to answer.

After hesitating for a long time, Dean Wang finally said, "The so-called relative means that although your development is normal, due to the particularity of your genes, if the XY chromosomes in your body are combined with the female XX chromosomes, the offspring may have irreversible results. Predicted variation."

Wu Zhongyuan was stunned, "You mean if I get married, the children will be monsters?"

"No, no," Dean Wang waved his hands again and again, "mutation is not necessarily bad, it may also be a good development. We must know that we humans have experienced many mutations in the long evolutionary process. ."

Accepting so many unacceptable things all at once, Wu Zhongyuan was a little stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

President Wang patted him on the shoulder again, "Be strong."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded and took a sip.

"We also tested your extra pair of chromosomes." Dean Wang said actively.

"What's the result?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"The two extra chromosomes you have inherited are inherited from your father and mother, respectively. These two chromosomes belong to two different unknown organisms, and they do not completely match the genetic map of known species recorded in the province. , the genetic breeding between species is also unreasonable in terms of genetics." Dean Wang's face is also full of doubts.

Wu Zhongyuan nodded blankly. After tossing for a day, he was already exhausted, "President Wang, can you make it simpler, I'm a little confused."

"I also want to answer your question, but I can't figure it out myself. That's it for today, I'll ask the driver to take you back." Dean Wang took out his mobile phone and called the driver.

"President Wang, I have another question." Wu Zhongyuan said.

President Wang tilted his head to look at him.

"Why are you being so nice to me? You don't have to tell me these things." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"I really don't need to tell you, but I hope to gain your trust and cooperation," Dean Wang is very frank, "Your situation is extremely rare, and there are extremely high researches in medicine and genetics. value."

Although President Wang's words were sincere, Wu Zhongyuan still felt a little prickly. After all, being studied is not always a pleasant thing.

Soon, the driver pulled over, Dean Wang stood up and walked down the steps with Wu Zhongyuan, "How is your academic performance? The college entrance examination is coming soon, are you sure?"

"It's okay." Wu Zhongyuan replied casually.

"Have you decided which major to apply for?" Dean Wang asked again.

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head. He wanted to apply for the military academy and the police academy most, without paying tuition fees. After graduation, he would be an officer and a police officer. Unfortunately, he can only think about it, because neither type of school will admit candidates with tattoos.

"Go back and take a rest and study with peace of mind. If there is any new progress in the genetic map comparison, I will try to notify you." Dean Wang said.

Wu Zhongyuan nodded. After nodding, he suddenly remembered something, "You just said that the two extra chromosomes I created don't completely match the known species?"

"Yes." Dean Wang said.

"Are there any similarities?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"You lack understanding of genes," Dean Wang shook his head and said, "The genes of many species are very similar, and our genes are very similar to those of gorillas. Sometimes just a small genetic difference may lead to individual and form.”

"Oh." Wu Zhongyuan nodded blankly.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's frustration, Dean Wang added, "There is indeed no specific result of the comparison. Now it is difficult to determine the exact source of these two chromosomes, only the species they belong to."

"What kind?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"The two extra chromosomes you have come from mammals and birds..."