chapter 7 unknown creature

director Wang's voice was full of shock. Breyton Wu could not hear what was said on the other end of the phone. He only heard director Wang say again, "Is there an extra pair or one? Which two? No more talking, you Fax the inspection report to me immediately, and by the way, get the samples sent for inspection back as well."

After saying this, director Wang hung up the phone.

Seeing Breyton Wu's confused look, director Wang did not hide anything, "Your blood test results are out."

"How is it?"Breyton Wu asked nervously. director Wang is over sixty this year, and the test results that shocked him are definitely not good results.

director Wang picked up his cell phone and took a photo of the tattoo on Breyton Wu chest, 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 director Wang left, Breyton Wu looked at Director Li and Head Nurse Zhang. Although they tried to stay calm, they could still tell that they were nervous.

"Director Li."Breyton Wu looked at Director Li.

Director Li's eyes were filled with panic when he heard Breyton Wu calling her.

"Are the 24 pairs of chromosomes that director Wang mentioned?"Breyton Wu asked again.

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

Confirmed that he had guessed correctly, Breyton Wu calmed down, "It's not difficult to guess. Except for chromosomes, other test items don't seem to be right. Besides, this is a county hospital. You should be able to check everything except DNA." .”

After Breyton Wu 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 rare."

"You seem to be more nervous than me,"Breyton Wu braced himself and forced out a smile, "If it was a common abnormality, director Wang wouldn't be so surprised."

Director Li did not answer the call.

"I'm not a child anymore."Breyton Wu added another sentence. This sentence was a pun, and the implication was that you should not fool me.

director Wang departure took longer than Breyton Wu expected. After waiting for more than twenty minutes, director Wang came back with several pages of fax paper in his hand.

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

director Wang did not show the test report to Director Li and Head Nurse Zhang, but said to them, "You guys stay out of the way. I want to talk to him alone."

director Wang's words were very direct. Director Li and Head Nurse Zhang had no choice but to leave. In fact, they did not want to leave, at least not until they saw the test report.

After they left, director Wang walked to the door and was about to close it. After thinking about it, he turned back to Breyton Wu and said, "It's quite cool outside. Let's go out for a walk."

"Okay."Breyton Wu nodded in agreement. The environment in the ward made him feel very depressed.

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

It was not dark yet, but the rush hour for getting off work had passed, and there were not many people on the street. There were a few vendors selling cold drinks and fruits at the entrance of the hospital who had not yet taken over their stalls. When they saw director Wang, they all stood up to say hello to him.

director Wang nodded politely to them, "Zhongyuan, you have to be mentally prepared."

"You want to lock me up?"Breyton Wu half-joked in order to dilute the tension in his heart.

"That's not true,"director Wang shook his head, "but the test results of your blood sample are very strange. I have never seen anything similar."

"My chromosomes are abnormal?"Breyton Wu asked. He was only a senior high school student. He knew about chromosomes, but that was all he knew.

"Yes,"director Wang nodded. There was a library next to the hospital. The library was closed. director Wang walked up the steps and sat down on the higher steps. When Breyton Wu sat down, he put the book in his hand. The inspection report was handed to him.

Breyton Wu took the inspection report. Since it was a fax document, several reports were connected together, and the numbers and text on it were not particularly clear.

Breyton Wu did not read it in detail, but after a few glances, he returned the inspection report to director Wang, "Tell me about it."

director Wang was very pleased to see Breyton Wu trusting him so much. His sincerity earned Breyton Wu's trust.

"This is a bit complicated to say, so I'll try to keep it simple."director Wang coughed twice and cleared his throat. "Chromosomes are a substance in the nucleus of cells. Their main function is to carry genetic information. Through the detection of a person's chromosomes, We can make a relatively accurate judgment on the person's race, blood type, blood relationship and other information. Normal chromosomes exist in pairs. An average person has 23 pairs of chromosomes, 22 pairs are shared by men and women, and the remaining pair determines gender."

Breyton Wu did not interrupt.

director Wang added, "Common chromosomal abnormalities are usually caused by an extra chromosomal abnormality in addition to the 23 pairs, that is, 47. There are many causes, including parental disease, drug abuse, and older childbearing, which may cause chromosomal abnormalities. Abnormalities, chromosomal abnormalities often accompany intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities"

When director Wang said this, he stopped talking. Someone came from the sidewalk below. It was a cold drink vendor and he kindly brought two bottles of mineral water. "director Wang, drink some water."

director Wang stood up and declined. The vendor put down the mineral water and ran away.

After the vendor left, director Wang continued, "I just said that 47 chromosomes are the most common chromosomal abnormality. There are also 48 chromosomes, but they no longer appear in pairs. The biggest difference between your situation and previous cases is not that there are many Instead of two chromosomes, the two chromosomes outside the 23 pairs of chromosomes appear in pairs."

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

"I don't know. There are no similar cases for your situation to refer to."director Wang slowly shook his head.

"You just said that by detecting chromosomes

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, can determine what nationality a person is. "Breyton Wu said.

"Race and ethnicity are not the same concepts,"director Wang corrected. "Through the test of your normal 23 pairs of chromosomes, it has been determined that you are Han Chinese in the narrow sense."

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

"It is the Han people whose ancestors have not intermarryed with ethnic minorities in the past generations. The number of these people is not very large, but it is not small either."director Wang explained patiently.

After hearing director Wang's explanation, Breyton Wu felt a little relieved, "Then what's going on with my extra pair of chromosomes?"

director Wang unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Breyton Wu, "You lost too much blood. We initially considered giving you a blood transfusion. The blood transfusion procedures in regular hospitals are very strict. Detailed blood tests are required before blood transfusion. We The blood sample tested was collected from your wound. The test indicators are very different from the normal indicators. Due to the limitations of the testing equipment, we are unable to conduct further analysis. We can only send people to the provincial capital for testing in order to find out. The exact cause of your blood abnormality.”

Seeing that Breyton Wu wanted to interrupt, director Wang raised his hand, "Our hospital's testing equipment is not top-notch, and we cannot distinguish whether the abnormal components in your blood are inherent in you or mixed in by trauma. Let me give you an example, if you are bitten by a mad dog. For patients, the blood flowing out of the wound may be mixed with the genetic components of the dog. At this time, more sophisticated testing equipment is needed to distinguish.”

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

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

"What do you mean?"Breyton Wu was confused.

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

"What is relative?"Breyton Wu was confused.

director Wang did not answer immediately.

Breyton Wu stared at director Wang, waiting for his answer.

After hesitating for a long time, director Wang finally said, "The so-called relative means that although you develop normally, due to the special nature of your genes, if the xy chromosome in your body combines with the female's xx chromosome, the offspring may produce unpredictable mutations. ."

Breyton Wu stared in shock, "You mean if I get married, the children I give birth to will be monsters?"

"No, no,"director Wang waved his hands repeatedly, "Mutation is not necessarily bad, it may also develop for the better. You must know that we humans have also experienced many mutations in the long process of evolution."

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

director Wang patted his shoulder again, "Be strong."

Breyton Wu nodded and took a sip of water.

"We have also tested your extra pair of chromosomes,"director Wang said proactively.

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

"The two extra chromosomes you have are inherited from your father and mother respectively. These two chromosomes belong to two different unknown organisms. They are not completely consistent with the genetic map of known species recorded in the province. In addition, cross-species The genetic breeding between them is also unreasonable from a genetic point of view."director Wang face was also full of doubts.

Breyton Wu nodded blankly. After struggling for a day, he was already exhausted. "director Wang, can you make it simpler? I'm a little confused."

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

"director Wang, I have another question."Breyton Wu said.

director Wang tilted his head and looked at him.

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

"It's true that I don't have to tell you, but I hope to gain your trust and cooperation,"director Wang was very frank. "Your situation is extremely rare, and it has extremely high research value for both medicine and genetics."

Although director Wang said it sincerely, Breyton Wu still felt a little knotty in his heart. After all, it was never pleasant to be studied.

Soon, the driver drove over. director Wang stood up and walked down the steps with Breyton Wu, "How are your academic performance? The college entrance examination is coming soon. Are you sure?"

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

"Have you decided on the major you are applying for?"director Wang asked again.

Breyton Wu shook his head. He most wanted to apply for military academies and police academies. He didn't have to pay tuition and could become an officer or police officer after graduation. Unfortunately, he could only think about it, because these two types of schools would not admit candidates with tattoos.

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

Breyton Wu nodded. After nodding, he suddenly remembered something, "You just said that my two extra chromosomes are not completely consistent with the known species?"

"Yes."director Wang said.

"Are there any similar ones?"Breyton Wu asked.

"You lack understanding of genes,"director Wang shook his head and said, "The genes of many species are very similar. Our genes are very similar to those of gorillas. Sometimes, just a slight genetic difference can lead to individual and morphological changes. A huge difference."

"Oh."Breyton Wu nodded blankly.

Seeing that Breyton Wu was very frustrated, director Wang added, "There is indeed no specific result from the comparison. It is difficult to determine the exact origin of these two chromosomes. We can only determine their species."

"What kind?"Breyton Wu asked.

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