No. Despite what you might have heard, cigar smoking isn't safer than cigarette smoking â even if you don't intentionally inhale the smoke. Like cigarette smoking, cigar smoking poses serious health risks, including: 1  Cancer. 2  All tobacco smoke contains chemicals that can cause cancer, and cigar smoke is no exception.
Autosomal recessive: cystic fibrosis (CF), sickle cell anemia (SC), Tay Sachs disease. Genes are inherited from our biological parents in specific ways. One of the basic patterns of inheritance of our genes is called autosomal recessive inheritance.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease, meaning it is caused by a defect in the individual's genes. Genes control cell function by serving as the blueprint for the production of proteins.Proteins carry out a wide variety of functions within cells.ystic fibrosis affects the body's ability to move salt and water in and out of cells. This defect causes the lungs and pancreas to secrete abnormally thick mucus that blocks passageways and prevents proper function.