Why is frequency of red-green colour blindness is many times higher in males than that in females ?

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4.Principles of Inheritance and Variation

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Why is the frequency of red-green colour blindness is many times higher in males than that in the females ?

Option A

Option B

Option C

Option D

Solution

Females have $XX$ chromosomes, to become colourblind both the chromosomes should have alleles for colourblindness.

However males have only one$X$ chromosome so they have more chances of colourblindness.

Standard 12

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