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? asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 8 years ago

why cant a male with normal vision be a carrier of the allele for color blindness?

why cant a male with normal vision be a carrier of the allele for color blindness?

help please

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  • 8 years ago
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    Bad question.

    1. Blue-yellow colorblindness is autosomal. The author of the question should have confined the scope to red-green colorblindness which is sex-linked on the X chromosome.

    2. A Kleinfelter syndrome (47,XXY) male can be a carrier of red-green colorblindness. The author of the question should have specified normal male with normal vision.

    Note: Kleinfelter males have reduced fertility but there are treatment options.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    the allele for color blindness is on the X-chromosome and males have only one X (are XY)

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