Cystic Firbosis - Inherited Disorder

• Cystic Fibrosis is a disorder of cell membranes
• How is cystic fibrosis controlled?

  By a single gene, that gene has 2 alleles
• In order for someone to have cystic fibrosis, they must have a two copies of the defective allele.
• What is cystic fibrosus result in the body?

  producing a lot of thick sticky mucus in the air passages and in the pancreas