A male has a thin, frail-looking area on his X chromosome of the 23rd pair. As children, people with this syndrome are typically mildly developmentally delayed but shift to severe or profound developmental delay as adults. This is known as __________.

a. fragile X syndrome
b. Down syndrome
c. fetal alcohol syndrome
d. familial retardation


Answer: a. fragile X syndrome

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