Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305251052
Author: Michael Cummings
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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To explain: The reason which elaborates that none of the mutant protein product ends up in the cell’s plasma membrane during the cystic fibrosis.

Introduction: The cystic fibrosis is a disorder that mainly affects the lungs, but it also affects the liver, pancreas, and kidneys. The person having cystic fibrosis will have difficulty in breathing due to the development of mucus in the lungs.

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