Prader- Willi PW)and Angelman syndromes AS)are imprinting disorders of the same region on chromosome 15.Normally,the genes associated with PW are________ imprinted silenced ,and the one gene associated with AS is________ imprinted silenced .

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Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is caused by the loss of function of genes on the paternal chromosome 15 due to paternal imprinting (where the paternal genes are silenced), while Angelman Syndrome (AS) results from the loss of function of the UBE3A gene on the maternal chromosome 15 due to maternal imprinting (where the maternal gene is silenced).

Prader- Willi PW)and Angelman Syndromes AS)are Imprinting Disorders of the Same