HEREDITY
SEX LINKAGE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chromosome and Females contain two x chromosomes. So males, it only takes one affected X chromosome to have the disease Women it would take two X chromosomes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most commonly, color blindness is inherited as a recessive trait on the X chromosome. This is known in genetics as X-linked recessive inheritance. As a result, the condition tends to affect males more often than females (8% male, 0.5% female).
Detailed explanation-3: -Females have two X chromosomes, while males have one X and one Y chromosome.
Detailed explanation-4: -Men have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome, while women have two X chromones. To experience color blindness, the genetic mutation for colorblindness must be present on the X chromosome, but for women, this means it must be present on both X chromones.
Detailed explanation-5: -Females can get an X-linked recessive disorder, but this is very rare. An abnormal gene on the X chromosome from each parent would be required, since a female has two X chromosomes.