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How would an individual inherit cystic fibrosis?

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How do black people get cystic fibrosis?

The Same Way Any other person would get CF (Cystic Fibrosis), although it's Very Rare For African Americans to get it. Cystic Fibrosis is most common among Caucasians.


What is the probability of a child having cystic fibrosis if one of her parents was homozygous dominant and the other was a carrier for cystic fibrosis?

Assuming that each parent is a carrier for cystic fibrosis (has the genotype Ff), the probability that their second child will develop cystic fibrosis is one fourth. The probability doesn't change with the number of children they have. For each pregnancy, the chance that the child will have cystic fibrosis (have the genotype ff) is exactly the same.


A husband and wife have a son with cystic fibrosis Their second child a daughter does not Prepare a pedigree for this family?

To have cystic fibrosis both parents have to be a carrier. Each parent passes on one of their genes to their children; they each have one healthy and one cystic fibrosis gene. The child with cystic fibrosis receives a cystic fibrosis gene from each parent. The other child has at least one healthy gene if she does not have cystic fibrosis, though she could be a carrier. hope it would help


Will the offspring have cystic fibrosis if the mother is FF and father is Ff?

No. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease. Each parent would have to be a carrier of a CF mutation and would be Cc.


Which of your friends would be more vulnerable to give you cystic fibrosis?

Cystic fibrosis can't be "caught". It is an inherited disease passed down in the genes to family members.


In identical twins can one twin inherit cystic fibrosis and the other not?

i would say yes. if both parents have the faulty gene there is a 25% chance that their child will have CF. hope this helps


What would be the genotype of a person with cystic fibrosis?

The genotype of a person with CF is cc. The genotype of a carrier of a CF mutation is Cc.


What would someone with non functional chloride channels have?

Cystic Fibrosis


How is a child born with cystic fibrosis?

Cystic fibrosis is genetic and is not contagious A person gets it when he/she inherits two mutated genes off each parent. A healthy couple can have a child with Cystic fibrosis because the parents would be carriers of the disease (even though they are unaffected by it themselves). 25% of children are at risk of the disease as it can be passed down from previous generations.


Does religion have an impact on cystic fibrosis?

Unfortunately, cystic fibrosis cannot be cured by prayer. If it could be cured by prayer, the disease would have disappeared a long time ago, because there are a great many people praying all the time. We have a great abundance of prayer, in this world. But we still have cystic fibrosis.


Does a female or male more likely to inherit cystic fibrosis?

Cystic Fibrosis has an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance, therefore, neither male nor female is more likely to inherit the disease. There are four different scenarios that can occur to "pass on" the disease. First, both parents have CF, and in this scenario all offspring would have CF as well. Second, One parent has CF and the other doesn't. This scenario has two subgroups. The parent that does not have CF could either be a carrier or have no CF gene. If the non-CF parent is a carrier then 3 out of 4 children would inherit CF. If the non-CF parent is not a carrier then 2 of 4 children would inherit it. Third, both parents are carriers, and in this scenario 2 of 4 offspring would inherit CF. Fourth, one parent is a carrier and the other is not. This would yield 1 out of 4 offspring inheriting CF. The genes for CF are located on non-sex chromosomes (autosomes) and therefore there is no correlation to Cystic Fibrosis and sex.


To be a cystic fibrosis carrier do your parents have to have a cystics fibrosis gene?

Yes, since the disease is a recessive inherted trait BOTH parents must carry the gene but will not have the disease itself. Approximately 30,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis. An additional ten million more-or about one in every 31 Americans-are carriers of the defective CF gene, but do not have the disease. The disease is most common in Caucasians, but it can affect all races.