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What is the link between gene expression and a healthy organism?
Also, less important but, how does the defect in CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) contribute to the systems of cystic fibrosis?
I’m not 100% clear on exactly what information you’re seeking in the first part of your question. Gene expression in general? It’s a complicated area, there are certain traits, eye color being a prime example, which do not have one single gene which dictates the phenotypic expression. There are plenty of genes we have that are not expressed, others that are. In the case of cf, there is a wide variety of mutations, with those that actually cause disease affecting a host of organ systems. Problems vary from patient to patient, in both severity and manifestation, but it’s basically a screw-up in the functioning of the chloride ion channel.
This particular ion channel helps to regulate salt/water balance, and in cf, it doesn’t function properly, which obviously creates some problems.
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