Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because the allele for colorblindness is A dominant and located on the X

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Colorblindness is more common in males than in females because the allele for colorblindness is A dominant and located on the X

chromosome. B dominant and located on the Y chromosome. C recessive and located on the X chromosome. D recessive and located on the Y chromosome.

Biology

2 answers:

strojnjashka [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-23T15:05:10+03:00

strojnjashka [21]2 years ago

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The anser is C. recessive located on the X chromosome.

Scilla [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-23T17:05:10+03:00

Answer:

The correct answer is option - C.

Explanation:

Colorblindness is the inability to separate the color variation in between different colors. It is a disease that is not as common in females as in males. It is a sex linked genetic disease.

The allele for the colorblindness is recessive gene and located on the X chromosome. It is not express itself in the presence of the dominant allele where as in males there is only one X chromosome with Y chromosome and if it is express itself for sure.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.