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Unable to distinguish certain colors, or any color at all.

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Q: Description of colorblindness
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Is their a cure for colorblindness?

Colorblindness is usually a genetic trait. There is no more a cure for genetic colorblindness than there is for blond hair.


Does race affect colorblindness?

No you must not choose any diverse colorblindness


What is the proper name for colorblindness?

The proper name for colorblindness is color vision deficiency.


What can be done to cure colorblindness?

As of 2016 there is no cure or treatment for colorblindness.


Snice the allele for colorblindness is located on the x chromosome which type of trait is colorblindness?

Sex linked


Is a carrier for colorblindness is colorblind?

Not necessarily. The allele for colorblindness is recessive. For a female, in order to be colorblind she must have to recessive alleles for colorblindness. Example: XcXc would be colorblind. XCXc would be a carrier for colorblindness, but not colorblind. For a male, because colorblindness is a sex-linked gene, he only needs one allele to be colorblind. Example: XcY is colorblind. XCY is not colorblind.


Is colorblindness non-disjunctional?

no


What are the main symptoms for colorblindness?

Colorblindness is characterized by not being able to tell apart two colors when they are the same value. Colorblindness is an x-linked trait, so it is much more common in males than females.


Are red and green the only colors you can't see while colorblind?

No, the term "red-green colorblindness" means that you cannot tell the difference between red and green. There are several different types of colorblindness; red-green colorblindness is the most common kind. For example, another kind is blue-yellow colorblindness, where a person cannot tell the difference between blue and yellow. All types of colorblindness are much more common in men. See the Related Link below for the Wikipedia entry on colorblindness.


How do you prevent colorblindness?

eye drops


Is colorblindness caused by a lack of chromosomes?

no


Are there support groups for colorblindness?

I don't know of any actual ones, but online there are forums and websites where you can talk about colorblindness and share your experiences.