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Color blindness is a color vision deficiency, is the inability to perceive differences between some of the colors that others can distinguish. It is most often of genetic nature, but may also occur because of eye, nerve, or brain damage, or due to exposure to certain chemicals.
For more information see: wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoColor blindness is typically inherited and is caused by defective or a lack of cone cells in the human eye. Cone cells (different from rod cells) help humans distinguish color. Rod cells help humans see in low light conditions.
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∙ 12y agoColor blindness is transmitted from genetics. it can't be transmitted from coughs and other stuff. its genetic.
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∙ 8y agoIt is caused by a mutation.
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What is an inherited disorder that appears more often in males than females?
Those transmitted on the Y chromosome (girls don't have a Y) Examples include reg/green color blindness.
The 10 symptoms of red-green color blindness?
can you tell me the 10 symptoms of red-green color blindness
Is color blindness a dominant or a recessive trait?
Color blindness is a recessive sex linked trait.
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...
Does eye color determine color blindness?
Eye color has nothing to do with whether you are color blind or not.
How is river blindness transmitted to people?
River blindness is transmitted to people when a black fly bites
Who discover color blindness?
who discovered color blindness
What are the different types of blindness?
color blindness night blindness snow blindness
Are all women carriers of color blindness?
Yes. See Wikipedia - Pingelap (#Color-blindness)
Which is NOT true of color blindness?
It is not true that color blindness is most common in females. Color blindness is most common in males and approximately 8 percent of men have it.
What is likely to be inherited by more males than female?
Those transmitted on the Y chromosome (girls don't have a Y) Examples include reg/green color blindness.
What is the usual cause of color blindness?
The cause of color blindness is X-linked factors.
How do people contract the disease color blindness?
Color blindness is hereditary and non-communicable.
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.
What is the cure of color blindness?
The cure of color blindness is to drink dairy products and get lots of excerise.
Do any famous people have color blindness?
howie mandle has color blindness and so does oprah
