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No. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease.

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Does cystic fibrosis have extra chromosomes?

No cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutated CFTR gene.


What term describes the inheritence cystic fibrosis?

The term that best describes the inheritance of cystic fibrosis is that it is genetic. Cystic fibrosis is caused by recessive alleles. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease.


Is cystic fibrosis caused by a pathogen?

No, cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition. Both parents carry the gene.


What term describes the inheritance if cystic fibrosis?

The term that best describes the inheritance of cystic fibrosis is that it is genetic. Cystic fibrosis is caused by recessive alleles. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease.


Cystic fibrosis is it monosomy 21?

No. Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations found on chromosome 7.


Is cystic fibrosis monosmy or trisomy?

Neither. Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene located on chromosome 7. It is not caused by the absence or addition of a chromosome.


How disorder is inherited cystic fibrosis?

Cystic Fibrosis, is a recessive disease (meaning that both parents must be carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene, for the offspring to have a chance of being born with it). A child has a 25% chance (1/4) of being born with Cystic Fibrosis.


What disease is called by a genetic mutation?

cystic fibrosis


Do people suffering with cystic fibrosis lack a chromosome or they have an extra one?

Neither. Cystic fibrosis is caused by genetic mutations on chromosome 7.


What is a disease that is caused by a person lacking of an enzyme?

Cystic Fibrosis.


Is cystics fibrosis is caused by a mutation that is the dominant alle of a gene?

No, cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder.


How do you start a topic sentence if its about Cystic fibrosis?

What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a life threatening disease.