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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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What are four traits that are transmitted on the x chromosome?
The X chromosome carries traits that determine characteristics and conditions that may be passed down to the offspring. Some conditions carried on the X chromosome are hemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, fragile-x syndrome and red-green color blindness.
Does eye color determine color blindness?
No, eye color does not determine color blindness. Color blindness is a genetic condition caused by abnormalities in the cones of the retina that detect color, and it can affect people of any eye color.
What is an inherited disorder that appears more often in males than females?
Color blindness is an inherited disorder that appears more often in males than females. The most common form is red-green color blindness, which is due to a mutation on the X chromosome that is more likely to affect males since they have only one X chromosome.
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 trait, meaning that an individual needs to inherit two copies of the gene for color blindness (one from each parent) in order to be color blind. If an individual inherits only one copy of the gene, they are considered a carrier and will not exhibit color blindness.
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
What are four traits that are transmitted on the x chromosome?
The X chromosome carries traits that determine characteristics and conditions that may be passed down to the offspring. Some conditions carried on the X chromosome are hemophilia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, fragile-x syndrome and red-green color 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 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 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 cure of color blindness?
The cure of color blindness is to drink dairy products and get lots of excerise.
