A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of:
a. genomic imprinting.
b. an autosomal recessive trait.
c. an autosomal dominant trait.
d. a sex-linked trait.
ANS: A
Prader-Willi, an example of gene imprinting, is not associated with any autosomal sex-linked ab-normality.
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