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Cystic fibrosis is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means that two copies of the cystic fibrosis gene in each cell are altered. In most cases, the parents of an individual with an autosomal recessive disorder are carriers of one copy of the altered gene, but do not show signs and symptoms of the disorder.
