Cystic fibrosis affects the lungs, the pancreas, the digestive system, and other organs, resulting in symptoms ranging from breathing difficulties to recurrent infections. Which of the following terms best describes this?

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Pleiotropy describes the phenomenon where a single gene affects multiple traits or functions. Cystic fibrosis is an example of pleiotropy because it affects various organs and systems in the body, resulting in a range of symptoms. Incomplete dominance, multiple alleles, and epistasis do not accurately describe the characteristics of cystic fibrosis.

Cystic Fibrosis Affects the Lungs, the Pancreas, the Digestive System