Dean Wang's voice was full of strong shock, and Wu Zhongyuan couldn't hear what was said on the other end of the phone, only heard Dean Wang say again, "One more pair or one? Which two? Don't say it, you immediately fax the test report to me, by the way, the samples sent for testing will also be returned." ”

After saying this, Dean Wang hung up the phone.

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

"How's it going?" Wu Zhongyuan asked nervously, Dean Wang is in his sixties this year, and the test results that can shock him are definitely not good results.

Dean Wang picked up his mobile phone and took a picture of the tattoo on Wu Zhongyuan's chest, turned around and walked out, "I'll go get the test report immediately, you sit for a while, and I'll be back soon." ”

After Dean Wang left, Wu Zhongyuan looked at Director Li and Head Nurse Zhang, and although they were forced to calm down, they could still see that they were nervous.

"Director Li. Wu Zhongyuan looked at Director Li.

Hearing Wu Zhongyuan call her, Director Li's eyes were full of panic.

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

Director Li didn't answer, but she did, because her surprised expression showed that Wu Zhongyuan had guessed correctly.

Sure that he guessed correctly, Wu Zhongyuan calmed down, "It's not difficult to guess, except for chromosomes, other test items don't seem to be described as 'right'." Besides, this is a county hospital, so you should be able to check everything else except DNA. ”

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

"You seem to be more nervous than me," Wu Zhongyuan forced himself out and squeezed out a little smile, "If it was a common abnormality, Dean Wang wouldn't be so surprised." ”

Director Li did not answer.

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

Dean Wang left longer than Wu Zhongyuan expected, and waited for more than 20 minutes before Dean Wang returned, holding 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, to be precise, at the inspection report in his hand.

Dean Wang did not show the inspection report to Director Li and Nurse Zhang, but said to them, "You guys should avoid it, I want to talk to him alone." ”

Dean Wang's words were very direct, Director Li and Head Nurse Zhang could only leave, in fact, they didn't want to leave, at least not until they saw the test report.

When they left, Dean Wang walked to the door, ready to close the door, thought about it, and then turned back to Wu Zhongyuan and said, "It's cool outside, let's go out for a walk." ”

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

Dean Wang took off his white coat and went downstairs with Wu Zhongyuan, the driver was still waiting downstairs, Dean Wang waved his hand and let him go.

At this time, it was not yet dark, but the peak period for getting off work had passed, there were not many people on the street, and there were a few vendors selling cold drinking water fruits at the entrance of the hospital who had not confiscated their stalls.

Dean Wang nodded politely at them, "Zhongyuan, you have to be a little mentally prepared. ”

"You're going to lock me up?" In order to dilute the tension in his heart, Wu Zhongyuan half-joked.

"Not really," Dean Wang shook his head, "but the results of your blood sample are very strange, and I have never seen anything like it." ”

"My chromosomal abnormality?" asked Wu Zhongyuan, who was only a junior in high school and knew that there was such a thing as a chromosome, but only knew about it.

"Yes," Dean Wang nodded, there was a library next to the hospital, the library was closed, Dean Wang walked up the steps, sat down from the high steps, waited for Wu Zhongyuan to sit down, and handed him the inspection report in his hand.

Wu Zhongyuan took the inspection report, because it was a fax document, several reports were connected, and the numbers and words on it were not particularly clear.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't look at it in detail, and after a few glances, he returned the inspection report to Dean Wang, "Tell me about it." ”

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan trusted himself so much, Dean Wang was very pleased, and his sincerity won Wu Zhongyuan's trust.

"This is more complicated, I try to keep it simple," Dean Wang coughed dryly twice and cleared his throat, "Chromosomes are a substance in the nucleus, the main role is to carry genetic information, through the detection of a person's chromosomes, you 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 are 23 pairs of chromosomes, 22 pairs are common to men and women, and the remaining pair determines gender." ”

Wu Zhongyuan did not interrupt.

Dean Wang also said, "Common chromosomal abnormalities, usually 23 pairs and one more than 47, induced by many reasons, parents with diseases, drug abuse, and older childbirth can lead to chromosomal abnormalities, chromosomal abnormalities are usually accompanied by intellectual disability and developmental disabilities......

Dean Wang stopped talking at this point, and someone came up from the sidewalk below, a vendor selling cold drinks, and politely brought two bottles of mineral water, "Dean Wang, drink some water." ”

Dean Wang got up to excuse himself, and the vendor put down the mineral water and ran away.

When the vendor left, Dean Wang continued, "I just said that 47 chromosomes are the most common chromosomal abnormalities, and 48 chromosomes are also available, but they no longer appear in pairs, and the biggest difference between your situation and previous cases is not that there are two more chromosomes, but that the two chromosomes other than the 23 pairs of chromosomes appear in pairs. ”

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

"I don't know, there are no similar cases in your case. Dean Wang shook his head slowly.

"You just said that by testing chromosomes, you can determine what ethnicity 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 Chinese in the narrow sense." ”

"What do you mean by Han people in the narrow sense?" Wu Zhongyuan didn't quite understand.

"Even the part of the Han people whose ancestors did not intermarry with ethnic minorities in previous generations is not very large, but it is not a small number. Dean Wang patiently explained.

After listening to Dean Wang's explanation, Wu Zhongyuan's heart was slightly lighter, "Then what's the matter with my extra pair of chromosomes?"

Dean Wang unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Wu Zhongyuan, "You have lost too much blood, we considered giving you a blood transfusion at the beginning, the blood transfusion procedures of regular hospitals are very strict, and a detailed blood test is required before blood transfusion, and the blood samples we tested are collected from your wounds, and the test indicators are very different from the normal indicators. ”

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan wanted to interrupt, Dean Wang raised his hand, "The testing equipment in our hospital is not the top, and it is impossible to distinguish whether the abnormal components in your blood are inherent in itself or mixed with trauma, let me give you an example, for a patient bitten by a mad dog, the blood flowing out of the wound may be mixed with the genetic components of the dog, and at this time, more sophisticated testing equipment is needed to distinguish between them." ”

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

Dean Wang nodded, "These are no longer important, now that the test results have come out, your chromosomal abnormality is from congenital inheritance, and it is not a pathology." ”

"What do you mean?" Wu Zhongyuan wondered.

"You're healthy and normal, but this health and normality are relative. Dean Wang said.

"What do you mean by relative?" Wu Zhongyuan was confused.

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 refers to the fact that although you are developing normally, due to the particularity of your genes, if the XY chromosome in your body is combined with the XX chromosome of the female, the offspring may have unpredictable variations. ”

Wu Zhongyuan was stunned, "You mean that if I get married, the child I give birth to will be a monster?"

"No, no," Dean Wang waved his hand repeatedly, "Mutation is not necessarily bad, it may also be for the better, you must know that we humans have also experienced many mutations in the long process of evolution. ”

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

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

Wu Zhongyuan nodded and took a sip of water.

"We also tested the extra pair of chromosomes that you had. Dean Wang took the initiative to say.

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

"The two extra chromosomes you have are inherited from your father and mother, and these two chromosomes belong to two different unknown organisms, which do not fully match the genetic maps of known species recorded in the province, and in addition, genetic reproduction between species does not make sense genetically. Dean Wang's face was also full of suspicion.

Wu Zhongyuan nodded blankly, after tossing for a day, he was already exhausted, "Dean Wang, can you put it simply, I'm a little confused." ”

"I also want to answer your questions, but I can't figure it out myself, so I'll let the driver take you back at this end today. Dean Wang took out his mobile phone and called the driver.

"Dean Wang, I still have a question. Wu Zhongyuan said.

Dean Wang tilted his head to look at him.

"Why are you so nice to me? You can just not tell me these things. Wu Zhongyuan said.

"I really don't want to tell you, but I hope to gain your trust and cooperation," Dean Wang said frankly, "Your situation is extremely rare, and it has extremely high research value for both medicine and genetics." ”

Although Dean Wang said sincerely, Wu Zhongyuan still felt a little pimple in his heart, after all, it is not a pleasant thing to be studied.

Soon, the driver drove the car over, Dean Wang stood up and accompanied Wu Zhongyuan down the steps, "How is your academic performance?

"It's okay. Wu Zhongyuan replied casually.

"Have you thought about the major you applied for?" Dean Wang asked again.

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, he most wanted to apply for the military academy and the police academy, he didn't have to pay tuition, and after graduation, he would be an officer and a police officer, but unfortunately he could only think about it, because these two types of schools would not admit candidates with tattoos.

"Go back and take a break, study with peace of mind, and if there is any new progress in the genetic mapping, I will try to inform you. Dean Wang said.

Wu Zhongyuan nodded, and after nodding, he suddenly remembered something, "You just said that my two extra chromosomes don't exactly match the known species?"

"Yes. Dean Wang said.

"Is there anything similar to that?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"You don't know much about genes," said Dean Wang, shaking his head, "Many species are genetically similar, and we are very similar to gorillas, and sometimes just a small genetic difference can lead to huge differences in individuals and morphology." ”

"Oh. Wu Zhongyuan nodded blankly.

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan was very frustrated, Dean Wang said, "There is indeed no specific result for the comparison, and it is difficult to determine the exact source of these two chromosomes now, and you can only determine the species to which they belong." ”

"What kind?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

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