About 4% of individuals of Northern European descent are carriers for ____, an autosomal recessive genetic disorder

in which a defective membrane transport protein leads to deficient chloride levels in extracellular fluids.



a. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
b. phenylketonuria
c. achondroplasia
d. sickle-cell anemia
e. cystic fibrosis


ANSWER: e

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