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Citrus2011 [14]
3 years ago
5

Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder involving a partial deletion of chromosome 15q on the paternal chromosome. When both

copies of a gene (or chromosome) are functional but only one is expressed, this is an example of ________.a) position effect variegationb) chromatin modificationsc) histone acetylationd) genomic imprintinge) X-inactivation
Biology
1 answer:
agasfer [191]3 years ago
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Answer:

The correct answer is d) genomic imprinting.

Explanation:

Genomic imprinting is a biological process by which specific modifications in the germ line that produce differences in the expression of the genetic material that is biochemically marked indicating its parental origin. The Prader-Willi syndrome is one of the best known and most studied examples in relation to pathologies produced by genomic imprinting. Prader-Willi syndrome is a complex genetic disease that is fundamentally neurological. Its appearance is due to a deletion of a fragment of chromosome 15 derived from the father.

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