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A genetic disease is found in a family that affects the immune system, lungs, heart, and kidneys. A DNA analysis of several affected and unaffected family members determines that the disease is caused by a mutation in a single gene. What type of inheritance pattern is shown in this disease?(1 point)

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incomplete dominance
incomplete dominance

pleiotropy
pleiotropy

codominance
codominance

polygenic trait

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

The disease described shows pleiotropy, which is when a single gene mutation affects multiple traits or systems in the body, such as the immune system, lungs, heart, and kidneys in this case.

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