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Is color blindness a result of translocation or deletion?
none. its a slight mutation in 23rd x chromosome
Red-green color blindness is a human genetic disorder cause by?
Color blindness is a sex-linked genetic disorder. The reason that it is more prevalent in males is because the disorder is linked the the X-chromasome. If a male inherits an X chromosome that is defective, then they will be color blind. However, a female has two X chromosomes which means she can receive a defective chromosome and only be a carrier of the mutation. If she receives two defective x chromosomes, she will be colorblind.
What causes color blindness?
This trait is carried on the X chromosome and is a recessive trait so that only men can get it but it is carried by women.Color blindness is caused entirely by hereditary traits. So in a nutshell, you can't naturally "get" color blindness during your lifetime, unless if you remove your "cones." However, if you are a male carrier of the colorblind trait, your chances of being born color blind are higher than if you are a female carrier.Color blindness most often happens because of a genetic disorder. This happens when a section of DNA is copied incorrectly from parent to offspring.Colorblindness is caused by three cones in the back of the eye.Three different colors.If these cones are not working properly,then you have trouble telling the difference between different colors.Ex.blue and purple.You become colorblind when the cones in your eye bend or misshape and stop workingMost color blindness is caused by an inherited genetic defect where the functioning of the color receptive cones in the retina is deficient - or where the cones are absent altogether. It is most commonly inherited from mutations on the X chromosome. There are different genetic defects that cause different types of color blindness. Some manifest at birth, while others are progressive, i.e. persons with some defects gradually lose their ability to distinguish some or all colors. Because males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome while females have two X chromosomes, males are at greater risk for having color blindness. If a woman inherits a normal X chromosome in addition to the one that carries the mutation, she will not display the mutation. Men do not have a second X chromosome to override the chromosome that carries the mutation.
What is Inherited on a sex chromosome that can cause human genetic disorder such as color blindness and hemphilia?
Sex linked Gene
Red-green color blindness and hemophilia are two human genetic disorders that are caused by a?
x-linked recessive chromosome.
What is red green color blindness mutation pattern?
what type of mutation is caused by red green color blindness?
Is color blindness a nondisjunction mutation?
YES
Is the color blindness gene also present on the Y chromosome?
No - the colour blindness gene is only found on the X chromosome.
What choromosome is color blindness located on?
Typically the X-chromosome, which makes it more common in men. The mutation can also occur on 19 other chromosomes, but X is the clearest one.
A pedigree chart for color blindness?
a pedigree is a chart to show how genetic disorders are passed on in a generation..color blindness is one of the genetic disorders...
How do you treat red green color blindness?
Colour (color) blindness is genetic and is not curable.-- The question asks whether red-green color blindness is treatable, not curable.
How do you treat red-green color blindness?
Colour (color) blindness is genetic and is not curable.-- The question asks whether red-green color blindness is treatable, not curable.
