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AysviL [449]
3 years ago
13

The allele for cystic fibrosis is recessive. What does this mean?

Biology
2 answers:
lara [203]3 years ago
7 0
Recessive means a weaker trait in genetics. Genes that mask other genes are called dominant and genes that can be masked are the weaker or recessive genes. Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that mainly affects Caucasian children of European decent. The disease is caused by a defect in which cells make chloride pumps but fail to install them in the plasma membrane. Both parents must carry the recessive gene for a child to inherit the condition. 
Lilit [14]3 years ago
3 0

Cystic fibrosis can be carried in a heterozygote and kill a homozygous offspring.

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