Question

It is an autosomal recessive inheritable disorder caused by a mutation in a gene called the cystic fibrosis , transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)

Answer 1

Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease caused by mutations (changes) in a gene on chromosome 7, one of the 23 pairs of chromosomes that children inherit from their parents. Cystic fibrosis occurs because of mutations in the gene that makes a protein called CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator).