To calculate % frequency of female population with X-linked Red and Green colorblindness from the provided information Introduction: Color blindness is in reality a color vision deficiency of distinguishing the color difference. An red-green color blind individual has trouble differentiating in shades of red, yellow, and green colors. It is an X-linked recessive disorder; the trait is passed from a mother to a son. A gene on the X chromosome governs the color vision with two alleles- (X N - normal, X n - red-green color blindness). Females are generally heterozygous (X N X n ) for the trait while most often males are affected (X n Y) with it. Females are only affected when both the parents pass on the mutated allele (X n X n ).

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To calculate % frequency of female population with X-linked Red and Green colorblindness from the provided information

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Color blindness is in reality a color vision deficiency of distinguishing the color difference. An red-green color blind individual has trouble differentiating in shades of red, yellow, and green colors.

It is an X-linked recessive disorder; the trait is passed from a mother to a son. A gene on the X chromosome governs the color vision with two alleles- (X^N- normal, Xⁿ- red-green color blindness). Females are generally heterozygous (X^N Xⁿ) for the trait while most often males are affected (XⁿY) with it. Females are only affected when both the parents pass on the mutated allele (Xⁿ Xⁿ).

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