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The classic red-green color blindness is carried on the X chromosome.
Men get the x from their mother and the y from their father. If the x has the bad gene then they will be color blind.
If a woman gets the gene from her mother she will be a carrier and able to pass it to her sons (or the carrier state to her daughters) but will be able to see because she has a good gene on the other x chromosome.
There are other forms of color blindness that are inherited in other ways so women can be color blind.
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Does colorblindness occur more frequently in men or woman?
Males.
Why is there a difference in the numbers of alleles for hemophilia and colorblindness between males and females?
females have xand males dont
What are the main symptoms for colorblindness?
Colorblindness is characterized by not being able to tell apart two colors when they are the same value. Colorblindness is an x-linked trait, so it is much more common in males than females.
Is colorblindness sex- linked?
Color blindness is sex linked.
Is colorblindness a carried or dominant trait?
The gene is carried and the trait is almost entirely found in males.
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.
What is the most common form of colorblindness?
The most common form of colorblindness is red-green colorblindness, which includes both protanopia (difficulty distinguishing red and green colors) and deuteranopia (difficulty distinguishing red and green colors as well). These types of colorblindness are more common in males than females.
Does color blindness occur in males or females or just one sex?
Red Green colorblindness is more prevalent in males but can occur in females as well.
Why are males more prone to leprosy than females?
Male
How is colorblindness genetic?
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 blindnessmore 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.
Mother inherits color blindness what example is this?
Human being is the best example for this type of inheritance because the gene responsible for colorblindness is present on the X chromosome. Thus a heterozygous female is the carrier of colorblindness and some of the sons from this mother receiving the X chromosome with a gene for colorblindness will be colorblind because in males the other sex chromosome is Y, which remains neutral for such genes.
