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|| ** NOTES ** || MLA || CAUSES OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS  Cystic Fibrosis is caused by genetic communication. It canbe attained only by being passed on by parents. When the parent is a carrier (or has a CF allele), he/she can pass one CF allele to the child.

Think punnett squares. If 2 people with only one CF gene made a child, there would be a 25% chance that their child could have cystic fibrosis.

The dominant allele is represented G, the recessive allele is represented by g. When there is a G present inside the childs genes, the child will not have CF, however if there are 2 gs in the equation, then the child has CF.

If you are interested in finding out if you are a cystic fibrosis carrier, ask your parents, or consult a family tree. Remember that there is always a possibility that your can have this disease. Make sure you are informed!

G= Non CF gene g= CF gene

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