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What is the type of genetic inheritance of color blindness? Is color blindness is more frequent in men or women? What is the physiological explanation of colour blindness?
What is the type of genetic inheritance of color blindness? Is color blindness is more frequent in men or women? What is the physiological explanation of colour blindness?
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Color blindness
Type of genetic inheritance:
It is a sex-linked recessive disorder. The gene of color blindness is present on X-chromosome.
More frequent in men:
The disease is more common in males because of the presence of only one X-chromosome as compared to two X-chromosomes in females.
Physiological explanation:
This disorder occurs when there is a problem with the pigments in certain nerve cells (known as cones) of the eye that sense color.
Color blindness
Type of genetic inheritance:
It is a sex-linked recessive disorder. The gene of color blindness is present on X-chromosome.
More frequent in men:
The disease is more common in males because of the presence of only one X-chromosome as compared to two X-chromosomes in females.
Physiological explanation:
This disorder occurs when there is a problem with the pigments in certain nerve cells (known as cones) of the eye that sense color.
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