Giorgi inashvili

D block

2004-05-26

Our scenario was about cystic fibrosis incurable hereditary disorder that causes the body to secrete abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the pancreas and the lungs, leading to problems with breathing and digestion, infection, and ultimately, death. It is one of the most common fatal genetic disorders in the world; Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. This means that to have the disease, a child must inherit two copies of the defective gene, one from each parent. This means that in this disease is involved one of six unifying principles of biology: continuity. Continuity is the process of reproduction and inheritance in living organisms. It includes genetics which is the study of the function and behavior of genes.

Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation in the gene responsible for manufacturing cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a protein that...