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For which genetic disorder is the mechanism of inheritance a recessive allele?

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Cystic fibrosis — it is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait (you must inherit two mutant CFTR alleles, one from each parent, to be affected).

Other examples of recessive disorders: phenylketonuria (PKU), Tay–Sachs disease, and (classically) sickle cell disease.