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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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pleiotropy
pleiotropy

codominance
codominance

polygenic trait
polygenic trait

incomplete dominance

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pleiotropy

Explanation: A single gene mutation producing effects in multiple organs/traits is pleiotropy. (Codominance, incomplete dominance, and polygenic inheritance describe different allele/trait patterns.)