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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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codominance
codominance

pleiotropy
pleiotropy

polygenic trait
polygenic trait

incomplete dominance
incomplete dominance

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pleiotropy

Explanation: A single-gene mutation causing effects in multiple, seemingly unrelated organs is an example of pleiotropy — one gene influencing multiple phenotypic traits.