2. Prader-Wilii Syndrome
• How is the disorder’s karyotype different from
other karyotypes?
• My disorder , on the 15th chromosome , the
long arm is deleted.
3. Effects
• What effects does this person have ? Physical?
Mentally?
• The effect this person will have would be
mental problems.
4. Population
• Is there a particular population that is effect
by this disorder at high frequency?
• Estimated that 1 in 12,000 have it in both
male and females.
5. Karyotype
How do scientists prepare a karyotype?
To prepare this display, a photograph of
metaphase chromosomes were cut into
pieces.
6. Genetics
• How is a karyotype used by genetics?
• Identify the # of chromosomal mutations.
7. Non-disjunction
• What is non-disjunction? When does it occur?
• Is the failure of chromosome pairs to separate
properly.
• When a portion of chromosome is deleted.
8. Mutation
• What kind of mutation occurred to cause this
disorder?
• Somatic hyper mutation
• Overweight , speech delay , and mentally ill.
