Given That an Individual Is a Compound Heterozygote at the CFTR

question 31

Multiple Choice

Given that an individual is a compound heterozygote at the CFTR locus, the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, what can be inferred?

• A)If the individual has children, all the children will have cystic fibrosis.
• B)At least one of the individual's parents had cystic fibrosis.
• C)The individual is a carrier for cystic fibrosis, but does not have the disease.
• D)A drug that effectively treats one allele may not treat the other.

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