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How is CF inherited?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a gene? | It is a length of DNA that codes for a particular protein |
| What cells do not contain two copies of each gene? | Sex cells |
| For any gene, the two copies are located at the same position or location on each chromosome. What is this called? | The locus |
| How many pairs of chromosomes do we have in each cell? | 23 |
| Each pair of Chromosomes are called? | Homologous chromosomes |
| What is CF caused by? | A mutation in the CF gene, the length of DNA which codes for the CFTR protein |
| FF means... | That they do not have CF |
| Ff means... | That they are a CF carrier |
| ff means... | That they have CF |
| What are these called FF, Ff, ff? | Genotype |
| What is the Phenotype? | The characteristic caused by the genotype |
| Is F dominant or recessive? | Dominant |
| Is f dominant or recessive? | Recessive |
| What is Homozygous? | Where both alleles are the same... FF/ff |
| What is Hetrozygous? | Where the alleles are different... Ff |
| What can be used to find the probability of CF? | A punnet square |