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It is the gene for cystic fibrosis. CFTR means Cystic Fibrosis Transport Regulator.
No cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutated CFTR gene.
Gene therapy has shown promise in controlling Cystic fibrosis.
Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disorder, 2 parents have a CF gene, if their offspring inherits that trait they will have Cystic Fibrosis.
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No, cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition. Both parents carry the gene.
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
Cystic Fibrosis is recessive. If you have one CF gene and one non-CF gene, you will be a carrier but not have CF.
Polygenic means influenced by multiple genes. Cystic fibrosis is a single gene disorder, in which a mutation occurs in one gene that specifies cystic fibrosis, in this case CFTR gene. There are thousands of possible mutations in this gene but the most common mutation is the deletion of one codon.
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disease.
Let's call the gene "C." Capital C means no cystic fibrosis; lower c means cystic fibrosis, since it is a recessive gene. CC is a person who does not have cystic fibrosis and also is not a carrier. Cc indicated a carrier. cc shows a person with cystic fibrosis. In order for a child to have cystic fibrosis, its parents must be: 1. cc and cc (both have cystic fibrosis, so every child will as well.) 2. Cc and Cc (both carriers; 25% chance of having a child with cystic fibrosis) 3. Cc and cc (one parent is a carrier and one has cystic fibrosis; there is a 50% chance that the children will have cystic fibrosis.)
Cystic fibrosis is the most common life threatening disease in the UKOne in 25 people have the cystic fibrosis gene in them (but may not have the disease). Most people aren't even aware that they carry the gene. If two people who have the gene reproduce, the odds that they have a child with cystic fibrosis is 1 in 4. The chance that they will have a child who carries the gene but doesn't have the disease is 2 in 4 (half). The chance that they have a child who does not have the disease or carry the gene is 1 in 4.