For a baby to be born with Cystic Fibrosis, both parents must be carriers of the faulty CF gene. Where both parents carry the faulty gene, each child has a one in four chance of having CF, a two in four chance of being a carrier and a one in four chance of not having any CF genes.
Men and women are equally likely to inherit this.
Both parents had at least one allele for cystic fibrosis.
Yes. A person can have a baby with cystic fibrosis at any age.
Cystic Fibrosis is a cronic illness meaning that if you look at a person you cant tell the diff between a cf person
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.)
No, cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, not by the presence of extra chromosomes. Individuals with cystic fibrosis inherit two faulty copies of the CFTR gene, one from each parent, which leads to the production of a defective CFTR protein that affects the movement of salt and water in and out of cells.
Cystic fibrosis is a inherited disease where ususally by the time of 30-35 the person who has it does die.
What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is a life threatening disease.
Cystic Fibrosis is more prevalent among people with European and Caucasian decent. 70,000 people worldwide suffer from the condition, and an estimated 2,500 Caucasians inherit the disorder.
Cystic fibrosis has no cure. However, treatments have greatly improved in recent years. Early treatment for cystic fibrosis can improve both quality of life and lifespan.
The genotype of a person with CF is cc. The genotype of a carrier of a CF mutation is Cc.
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