gwenetic diseases

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what is the name of an individual with a defective gene?
carrier
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what are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis?
respiratory difficulty, digestive problems
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what is an inherited disease
condition resulting from defective genes passed from parents
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name another inherited disease
sickle cell disease
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what is the probability of a child inheriting cysyic fibrosis where both parents are carriers?
25% or 1 in 4 chance
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what treatment is now being developed to help sufferers of inherited diseases
strong antibiotics
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what are the symptoms of cystic fibrosis?

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last question is wrong, if you have the bad gene you are infected not a carrier. Either that or the question was unclear.

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