It s the most common form of color blindness and affects 5 of males but is rare in females.
Color blindness common in males.
It can affect about one in 20 men versus one in 200 women.
It is much more common for men to inherit color blindness.
Since it s passed down on the x chromosome red green color blindness is more common in men.
Males have only one x chromosome whereas females have two x chromosomes.
The genes that can give you red green color blindness are passed down on the x chromosome.
In males only one defective x chromosome is enough to cause colour blindness.
The most common color deficiency is red green with blue yellow deficiency being much less common.
It is rare to have no color vision at all.
There is no treatment for color blindness when it is inherited.
Inherited color deficiencies are much more common in males than in females.
You can inherit a mild moderate or severe degree of the disorder.
In red green color blindness this means difficulty distinguishing between shades of red green and yellow.
Colour blindness is more common in men than in women because the genes responsible for the color blindness are located on the x chromosome.