What happens to the CFTR gene in individuals who have cystic fibrosis?
a. the entire gene is duplicated
b. three bases are duplicated, causing one amino acid to repeat about 40 times
c. the entire gene is deleted
d. three bases are deleted, causing one acid to be missing
Ans: d. three bases are deleted, causing one acid to be missing
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