What is color blindness?

Label:
What is color blindness?

Description:
The two genes that produce red and green light-sensitive proteins are located on the X chromosome. Mutations in these genes can cause color blindness. Color blindness is a common inherited sex-linked disorder that affects a personâ?™s ability to see or recognize certain colors. Eight to ten percent of all males and one half of a percent of all females are color-blind.

Biological elements:
chromosome X

Concepts precesses:

Tools & methods :



Your Genes, Your Health ( YGYH )
DNA From The Beginning ( DNAFTB )
Dolan DNA Learning Center ( DNALC )
Genetic Origins ( GeneticOrigins )
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