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5. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic recessive genetic disorder that affects the respiratory and
digestive systems. Jaren was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he showed such
symptoms as a persistent cough and an excessive appetite with little weight gain.
Neither of his parents shows symptoms of the disease. Use C to represent the normal
allele and c to represent the recessive cystic fibrosis allele.
a. What are the allele combinations of Jaren's parents? How do you know?
b. What is Jaren's allele combination?
c. What are the chances that any future child of Jaren's parents will NOT inherit
cystic fibrosis?
d. What are the chances that any future child of Jaren's parents WILL inherit cystic
fibrosis?
e. Explain why you think Jaren's parents do not show symptoms.
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