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Explain why the incidence of color blindness is higher in male than females?
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∙ 14y ago
Overall, colorblindness is much more common in males than females due to the fact that it is a sex-linked trait. The gene for colorblindness is carried on the X chromosome. Since this is a recessive condition, males will be more likely to express it due to the fact they only have one X chromosome while the females have two.
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