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Color blindness is a much milder handicap than Hemophilia-a which can cause uncontrolled bleeding and death or injury from relatively minor accidents, N"cest Pas?Hemophilia is rare but not unknown in women. it is possible at least one of the Romanov girls had it, as did Prince Alexis. This would have had amplified the tragic events of Ekaterinburg, as any bloodletting, certainly that from automatic pistols which the NKVD men used , woiuold have disastrous effects.
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What if Mary and her mother are both colorblind is Mary's father colorblind too?
If Mary's mother is colorblind, and therefore carries the colorblind gene on one of her X chromosomes, then Mary would inherit that gene as well. If Mary's father is colorblind, he would have to pass on his X chromosome with the colorblind gene to Mary, making her colorblind too. If only Mary's mother is colorblind, Mary's father is likely not colorblind.
Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because?
it is a genetic trait carried on the X chromosome. Males have only one X chromosome, while females have two. If a male inherits the colorblindness gene on his one X chromosome, he will have the condition. However, females would need to inherit the gene on both X chromosomes to be colorblind.
Why is colorblindness more common in males?
It's because it's, what we call, a "sex-linked disorder." You see, men have "xy" chromosomes, and women have "xx" chromosomes. In a sex-linked disorder, all "x" chromosomes in either of the genes have to be affected. if you see an affected x chromosome, it would look something like this "xa". The "y" chromosomes don't become affected, I don't think. Women who have only one x chromosome affected are called "carriers," meaning they aren't affected by the disorder, but they carry it in their genes and can pass it on to their offspring. They don't ALWAYS pass on to the child, but it CAN happen. So why is it easier for men to become colorblind? They have less x chromosomes. If you need more help understanding how that works, google "Colorblindness and punnet square." The Punnet Square is very important to add to your research! if you're curious.
If a mom colorblind and the father not colorblind what is the probability the child will be colorblind?
If the mother is a carrier of the colorblind gene (XcX) and the father has normal color vision, the probability of their child being colorblind is 50%. This is because the child has a 50% chance of inheriting the Xc chromosome from the mother and developing colorblindness.
Why are men more likely than women to be colorblind?
Yes. Because the colorblind trait is a sexlinked trait and is found in the X chromosome that is inherited from the mother, men that only have one X chromosome will develop colorblindness if the trait is found in this gene. For a woman to get it, she would need to have the colorblind gene on both x chromosomes. Therefore the girl´s dad would have to be colorblind and the mother at least a carrier.
Is colorblind a sex linked trait?
Why is colorblindness a sex-linked trait? Descendants of colorblind hemophiliac man both disease are sex- linked? why do non of the children have either hemophila or colorblind
Who is affected by a maternal grandfather who is color blind?
it should be the males mostly because males are more likely to become colorblind than females. colorblind females are very rare.
Why are there more men that are colorblind then women?
It has to do with the slight differences in the DNA, ANSWER Colorblindness is sex linked trait. Females are XX and Males are XY. The colorblind gene is only on the X chromosome so if a male has the gene on the X chromosome then he will be colorblind. Females can have it on one X chromosome, but not the other and not be colorblind; however, they are a carrier and can pass it on. For a female to be colorblind both X chromosomes must have the gene.
Males are more likely to be colorblind than females because?
Males are more likely to be colorblind than females due to the genetic basis of the condition, which is often linked to the X chromosome. Since males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY), a single recessive gene for colorblindness on their X chromosome will result in the condition. In contrast, females have two X chromosomes (XX), so they would need two copies of the recessive gene to be colorblind, making it less likely for them to be affected. This difference in chromosome composition accounts for the higher prevalence of colorblindness in males.
Why are there more colorblind males than there are colorblind females?
Colorblindness is a trait that is linked to our X chromosome - it's a sex-linked, recessive trait that is attached to the X chromosome.For males, the 23rd pair is XY, and for females, XX.The trait for colorblindness lies on the X chromosome and can either be dominant or recessive. (For my example, we'll just say X' for recessive and X dominant for simplicity's sake.)Females have the advantage of having two X chromosomes. I won't go in to specific detail, but the possible combinations of chromosomes for females would be XX, X'X, XX', and X'X'. Only with X'X', would a female be colorblind.As for males, they only have one X chromosome, and the combinations are XY or X'Y.As you can see, the chances of colorblind males are much, much higher due to having only one X-chromosome, which is why you'll find more colorblind males than colorblind females.Of course, there is much more to it than just that, but that goes way beyond the scope of what I can remember. And I'm not too much in the mood of reopening my genetics textbook. ;)
Does your eye color effect the Way you see things?
Highly unlikely. Eye color and color blindness are not determined the same way within your DNA. -Eye color depends on what color your eyes your parents have and the dominance of specific traits and alleles. -Color blindness is linked primarily to gender. It's a sex linked mutation and occurs only on the X chromosome. Males are much more likely to be color blind than females, because it is linked only to the x chromosome. Males only have one x chromosome and females have two. For females to have the colorblind mutation, their father has to be colorblind and their mother has to be a carrier or colorblind. For a male to be colorblind their mother has to either be a carrier or color blind. It is much more likely that mother is carrier than colorblind.
Since the colorblindness is located on the X chromosome colorblindness?
Why is colorblindness a sex-linked trait? Descendants of colorblind hemophiliac man both disease are sex- linked? why do non of the children have either hemophila or colorblind
What part of speech is hemophiliac?
Hemophiliac is a noun. It's the term for a person who has hemophilia.
What does ''Colorblind'' mean?
colorblind means that colors look like different colors to a colorblind person Colorblindness is caused by a defect in the X chromosome which is why males (XY) are more likely to be colourblind than females (XX). In a female the defect would have to be in both chromosomes, in the male the defect just has to be in one. Most commonly colorblind people cannot distinguish between red and brown or blue and green.
If a color blind man has a color blind daughter then the mother has to be color blind as well?
The father has to be colorblind for the daughter to be colorblind because both X chromosomes must have the colorblindness gene in females because the colorblind gene is recessive. If only the mother is color deficient, then she merely passes on the gene to one of the X chromosomes in a female. If both the mother and father are both colorblind, then both X chromosomes in the female are effected and the female is colorblind. There are two scenarios in which a daughter may be born colorblind. 1. The father is colorblind and the mother is a carrier of the colorblind gene. The daughter will be either colorblind or a carrier of the colorblind gene. 2. The father and mother are both colorblind. If this is the case, then all of the children will be born colorblind.
Why is a son who receives the allele for color blindness from his mother always colorblind?
Color blindness is a sex-linked trait that is carried on the X chromosome. Since males inherit their single X chromosome from their mother, if the mother carries the allele for color blindness, her son will inherit it and be colorblind. Females need two copies of the allele to be colorblind, so they can be carriers without exhibiting the trait.
What if Mary and her mother are both colorblind is Mary's father colorblind too?
If Mary's mother is colorblind, and therefore carries the colorblind gene on one of her X chromosomes, then Mary would inherit that gene as well. If Mary's father is colorblind, he would have to pass on his X chromosome with the colorblind gene to Mary, making her colorblind too. If only Mary's mother is colorblind, Mary's father is likely not colorblind.
