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It is inhertied when the genes from both parents combine to make the child and if there is color-blindness then the child will have the recessive alleles for that trait.

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Color blindness is X-linked recessive.

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What is the probability of having a child with color blindness?

It could be inherited by the parents, that would be very likely, If the parents don't have color blindness, its not very likely.


How are hemophilia and red-green color blindness inherited?

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A color blind son inherited this trait from?

his mother because color blindness is a sex-linked trait that is found on the X chromosome, which is inherited from the mother, as opposed to the Y chromosome, which is inherited from the father. So a male can only inherit the gene for color blindness from his mom.


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How is red-green color blindness inherited?

You can inherit it from your parents, so it is automatically genetic. Color blindness is a recessive trait, so you only inherit it if both your parents carry the gene.


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Sex linked Gene


Who discover color blindness?

who discovered color blindness


What is the life expectancy of someone with the disease blindness?

Color blindness that is inherited is present in both eyes and remains constant over an individual's entire life. Some cases of acquired color vision loss are not severe, may appear in only one eye, and last for only a short time.


Red green color blindness and hemophilia are two human genetic disorders that are caused by?

An inherited sex-linked recessive gene passed on from the mother.


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Are all women carriers of color blindness?

Yes. See Wikipedia - Pingelap (#Color-blindness)


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.