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Can cystic fibrosis skip an entire generation and then show back up later ?

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Answer:

Yes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Cystic Fibrosis is a recessive disease. It could most likely skip several generations. If the two people have the disease then were to have children, each child has a 25% chance of being born with the disease.

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