More men suffer from colour blindness than woman because

Question

More men suffer from colour blindness than woman because (A) Women are more resistant to disease than men (B) The male sex hormone testosterone causes the disease (C) The colour blind gene is carried on the Y-chromosome (D) Men are hemizygous and one defective gene is enough to make them colour blind

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Colourbl ind is x -l inked recessive character. In male there is single x - chromosome and corresponding gene on y - chromosome is absent.

Q. More men suffer from colour blindness than woman because

Women are more resistant to disease than men

The male sex hormone testosterone causes the disease

The colour blind gene is carried on the Y-chromosome

Men are hemizygous and one defective gene is enough to make them colour blind

Colourbl ind is x -l inked recessive character. In male there is single x - chromosome and corresponding gene on y - chromosome is absent.