A Deletion of a Small Region on the Long Arm

question 79

Multiple Choice

A deletion of a small region on the long arm of chromosome 15 causes a developmental disorder in children called Prader-Willi syndrome when the deletion is inherited from the father. However, the deletion of this same region of chromosome 15 can also be inherited from the mother, but this inheritance results in a completely different set of symptoms, called Angelman syndrome. What type of genetic phenomenon does this represent?

• A) sex-influenced
• B) genomic imprinting
• C) cytoplasmic inheritance
• D) maternal effect
• E) paternal effect

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