Question 22

(Multiple Choice)

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a recessive gene. If C = normal and c = cystic fibrosis, how can a child with cystic fibrosis have two parents who do not have cystic fibrosis?


A)The child has a genotype of CC.
B)The parents have genotypes of CC and Cc.
C)The parents have genotypes of Cc and Cc.
D)The child has a genotype of Cc.

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