Normal proteins allow the substances Na + and Cl- to move correctly through the cells of the skin, the pancreas and the lungs.
In contrast, the mutated proteins prevent them from moving through the cell, this causes mucus to accumulate in the skin, in the lungs and the pancreas, a medical condition called cystic fibrosis.
The appropriate response is an opponent-process theory. Opponent-process theory is a mental and neurological model that records for an extensive variety of practices, including shading vision. This model was first proposed in 1878 by Ewald Hering, a German physiologist.