Prader-Willi Syndrome and Angelman Syndrome Are Both Caused by the Same

Multiple Choice

Prader-Willi syndrome and Angelman syndrome are both caused by the same genetic deletion on human chromosome 15, but they have very different phenotypes. Whether one or the other syndrome occurs depends upon which parent provided the chromosome with the deletion. What is this pattern of inheritance an example of?

A) sex-linked inheritance
B) cytoplasmic inheritance
C) genomic imprinting
D) uniparental inheritance