PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

GENETICS AND DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
People that do not have the ability to distinguish hues are considered to have ____
A
progeria
B
cystic fibrous
C
tay-sachs
D
colorblindness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Color blindness is usually inherited. Men are more likely to be born with color blindness. Most people with color blindness can’t distinguish between certain shades of red and green. Less commonly, people with color blindness can’t distinguish between shades of blue and yellow.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: A person who is colorblind cannot distinguish red and green.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hue: Color blindness is essentially an inability to distinguish between different hues of equal intensity. A red-green color blind person may have issues distinguishing red, green, brown, orange and yellow, and will generally confuse blue and purple hues.

Detailed explanation-4: -Color vision deficiency is the inability to distinguish certain shades of color. The term “color blindness” is also used to describe this visual condition, but very few people are completely color blind. Color vision is possible due to photoreceptors in the retina of the eye known as cones.

Detailed explanation-5: -If you have color blindness, it means you see colors differently than most people. Most of the time, color blindness makes it hard to tell the difference between certain colors. Usually, color blindness runs in families. There’s no cure, but special glasses and contact lenses can help.

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