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  • colorblindness is a genetic disorder.
  • its gene is present on the x- chromosome.
  • mutations or even combination of certain alleles( forms of a gene) can cause color blindness
  • more males than females are affected to this disease as males require only one X-chromosome while females are suppossed to receive 2 X chromosomes for her to show the disorder.
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