What Determines Whether a Child with a Chromosome 15q11-Q13 Deletion

question 4

Multiple Choice

What determines whether a child with a chromosome 15q11-q13 deletion will have Angelman syndrome or Prader-Willi syndrome?

• A) The size of the deletion
• B) The location of the 3' border of the deletion
• C) The location of the 5' border of the deletion
• D) The parent of origin of the deletion
• E) Variation in a gene on a different chromosome

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Definitions:

Cross-correlation

A statistical measure that quantifies the extent to which two variables change in relation to each other.

Academic Performance

The extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their short or long-term educational goals.

Recess

A break period during the school day allowing children rest, free play, or eating, essential for their physical and emotional development.

Positive Correlation

A relationship between two variables where they move in the same direction, meaning that as one variable increases, so does the other, and vice versa.