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More men suffer from colour blindness than woman because
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Q. More men suffer from colour blindness than woman because
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Principles of Inheritance and Variation
A
Women are more resistant to disease than men
6%
B
The male sex hormone testosterone causes the disease
4%
C
The colour blind gene is carried on the Y-chromosome
24%
D
Men are hemizygous and one defective gene is enough to make them colour blind
65%
Solution:
Colourbl ind is x -l inked recessive character. In male there is single x - chromosome and corresponding gene on y - chromosome is absent.