Which of the following allele patterns would an individual need to carry in order to express cystic fibrosis, a receive gene disease, where C stands for a dominant allele and c stands for a recessive allele?

A) CC
B) Cc
C) cc
D) none of the above


C) cc Cystic fibrosis is a recessive disease, and so two copies of the allele must be inherited in order to develop the disease.

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