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.
1 Cystic fibrosis primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. 2  It leads to the production of mucus that is much thicker and more sticky than usual. 3  Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary condition, caused by a defective gene. 4  The cystic fibrosis gene must be present in both parents for a child to have the condition. It leads to the production of mucus that is much thicker and more sticky than usual. 2  Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary condition, caused by a defective gene. 3  The cystic fibrosis gene must be present in both parents for a child to have the condition.