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Standard X
Biology
Common Defects of the Eye
In colour bli...
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In colour blindness red, green and other colours appear as
A
White
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Yellow
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Grey
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Pink
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Solution
The correct option is
C
Grey
Colour blindness is not really blindness it is the inability to see color. Red-Green color blindness is a sex-linked recessive disorder.
The gene for the color receptor is located on X chromosome any defect in this gene causes a person to lose his ability to see red and green.
For a colorblind person, red and green colors appear, Grey,
So, the correct answer is 'Grey'.
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