Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disorder hat is caused when three bases are accidentally removed from the CFTR gene. Which of the following is TRUE?(1 point)

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Responses

Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a deletion mutation.
Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a deletion mutation.

It is not known why Cystic Fibrosis happens in people.
It is not known why Cystic Fibrosis happens in people.

The affects of Cystic Fibrosis only impact women.
The affects of Cystic Fibrosis only impact women.

Cystic Fibrosis is caused by an inversion mutation.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a deletion mutation.

Cystic Fibrosis is indeed caused by a deletion mutation in the CFTR gene, specifically the deletion of three nucleotides, which leads to the loss of the amino acid phenylalanine at position 508 of the protein.