Biology
Explain why generally only the male child suffers from colour blindness and not the female?
Answer
Colour blindness is an X-linked recessive genetic disorder caused by mutations in genes located on the X chromosome. Since females typically inherit two X chromosomes, the chance of both X chromosomes carrying the recessive mutation is indeed rare. Therefore, the likelihood of a female developing colour blindness is extremely low.
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