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Cystic fibrosis and sickle cell disease are both genetic disorders, but they affect different systems in the body. Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, leading to thick mucus production primarily affecting the lungs and digestive system. In contrast, sickle cell disease results from mutations in the HBB gene, causing the production of abnormal hemoglobin that leads to misshapen red blood cells and various complications, primarily affecting the blood and organs. While both conditions are inherited and have significant health impacts, they involve different genes and pathophysiological mechanisms.
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What is the most common lethal genetic disease in US African Americans?
Cystic fibrosis it is characterized by thick mucus in the lungs
Is sickle cell anemia and cystic fibrosis caused by recessive alleles?
im not really sure, but i think it is.
What type of genetic disorder occurs when the body produces abnormally thick mucus?
Cystic fibrosis is the genetic disorder that occurs when the body produces abnormally thick mucus. This condition affects the lungs, digestive system, and other organs, leading to recurrent infections and difficulty in breathing and digesting food.
What has gene therapy shown promise in controlling?
Gene therapy has shown promise in controlling genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and muscular dystrophy. It has also shown potential in treating certain types of cancer and inherited eye disorders.
Which of these is an autosomal recessive disorder?
Cystic fibrosis is an example of an autosomal recessive disorder. It is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene located on chromosome 7. Both parents must pass on a copy of the mutated gene for a child to be affected by cystic fibrosis.
How many copies of an allele need to be present for someone to have cystic fibrosis?
Both cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia are single mutation diseases - one mutation in a single gene is enough to cause the disease. However, for cystic fibrosis both alleles of the gene must be mutated for the disease to develop. For sickle cell anemia, only one allele can carry the mutation and some signs of the disorder will be present. Having two alleles with the mutation causes much more significant disease.
What are two genetic diseases besides Down syndrome?
Two genetic diseases besides Down syndrome are cystic fibrosis, which affects the lungs and digestive system, and Huntington's disease, which is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects motor function and cognitive abilities.
What are ten genetics diseases?
huntingtons tay sachs cystic fibrosis downs syndrome sickle cell anemia color blindness turner syndrome klinefelter disease alzheimers disease crohns disease
What is the genotype of two normal parents who have a child with cystic fibrosis?
The genotype would have to be homozygous recessive if the child was completely effected by the disease. The "normal" paretns would have to have heterozygous recessive genotypes. This makes sense since the allele that causes sickle cell shows incomplete dominance when present with a normal allele in a pair. The "normal" parents actually would have a mixture of sickle cell shaped red blood cells combined with normal shaped ones. The carrier parents does not display symptoms of the disease since the regular red blood cells alone can fill the body's need for oxygen under normal circumstances. The only time the cArrier would notice would be under times of extreme oxygen demand, such as a sprint.
When Point mutation occurrs at a cellular level what diseases can be caused?
When point mutation occurs at cellular level, it can cause many diseases. Some of these diseases include Cancer, Sickle-Cell Anemia, Cystic Fibrosis and Color Blindness.
What are recessive disorders?
When a genetic disorder is recessive, that means that two copies of the gene are necessary to have the trait or disorder. One is inherited from the mother, and one from the father. Disorders of this type include: cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia, and Tay-Sachs disease.
Example of codominance?
cystic fibrosis, ABO blood type Sickle Cell anemia and Albinism
