An individual who is heterozygous for cystic fibrosis ________.
A)cannot have children with cystic fibrosis
B)is a carrier
C)will have children who are all carriers of cystic fibrosis
D)has cystic fibrosis

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An individual who is heterozygous for cystic fibrosis is a carrier, meaning they have one copy of the normal gene and one copy of the mutated gene. They do not have cystic fibrosis themselves, but they can pass on the mutated gene to their children.

An Individual Who Is Heterozygous for Cystic Fibrosis ________