Gene for colour blindness is located on

Question

Gene for colour blindness is located on (A) X-chromosome (B) Y-chromosome (C) 13th chromosome (D) 21 st chromosome

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Colourblindness is a X Linked recessive genetic disorder in which defective recessive gene present on X chromosome fails to produce pigments in colour detecting cell of eye, as a result the person is unable to differentiate between primary colour red and green.

Q. Gene for colour blindness is located on

X-chromosome

Y-chromosome

13th chromosome

21 st chromosome

Colourblindness is a X Linked recessive genetic disorder in which defective recessive gene present on X chromosome fails to produce pigments in colour detecting cell of eye, as a result the person is unable to differentiate between primary colour red and green.