The Mutations Found in the CF Gene That Result in Cystic

question 31

Multiple Choice

The mutations found in the CF gene that result in cystic fibrosis are recessive because

• A)Normal or near normal cellular function can occur from the protein produced by the normal allele
• B)The CF mutations that occur result in no protein being produced
• C)CF mutations only result in a protein that has normal function if there is also a normal CF protein in the cell.
• D)CF is fatal and if the alleles that caused CF were dominant it would not be inherited.

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