Cystic fibrosis Is a recessive disease that causes damage to the digestive system, lungs, and other organs of the body. Cystic fibrosis is the result of deletion mutations that are inherited from both parents. Which of the sample chromosomes shows an example of a deletion mutation?
Image displaying part of a chromosome that undergoes a mutation. The genes that make up the original chromosome are labeled RSTUV-XYZ. The genes that make up the mutated chromosome are labeled RSTUUV-XYZ.
Image displaying part of a chromosome that undergoes a mutation. The genes that make up the original chromosome are labeled RSTUV-XYZ. The genes that make up the mutated chromosome are labeled STUV-XY.
Image displaying part of a chromosome that undergoes a mutation. The genes that make up the original chromosome are labeled RSTUV-XYZ. The genes that make up the mutated chromosome are labeled RUTSV-XYZ.
Image displaying part of a chromosome that undergoes a mutation. The genes that make up the original chromosome are labeled RSTUV-XYZ. The genes that make up the mutated chromosome are labeled KLRSTUV-XYZ.
