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    Question: why are men colour blind

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    Asked by Jebril to Byron, David, Esther, Henry, Jacquie on 7 Jul 2017.
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      David Walumbe answered on 7 Jul 2017:


      Men are more likely to be color blind than women, as the genes responsible for the most common forms of color blindness are on the X chromosome. As females have two X chromosomes, a defect in one is typically compensated for by the other, while males only have one X chromosome.

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