-Difficulty distinguishing certain colors
- Often Inherited
-Different types of color blindness
Summary: Color blindness has many different branches, some affected by color blindness may be able to see certain colors and other people who are color blind cannot. If you are colorblind, you have difficulty distinguishing certain colors, such as blue and yellow or red and green. Often color blindness is inherited, also affects more men than women.
Citations: Kate Rauch. “How Color Blindness Is Tested.” How Color Blindness Is Tested, Kate Rauch, www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/how-color-blindness-is-tested.
(Shelby Goff)
Is this inherited from a specific sex(mother or father) or can it be recessive?
ReplyDeleteIt's only on the X chromosome, red-green color blindness is a sex linked recessive trait.
DeleteCan colorblindness be worsened throughout growth and development?
ReplyDeleteIt's possible but it's rare for that to happen, the worst type of colorblindness to have is very uncommon.
DeleteDoes color blindness affect any other colors like purple, grey, or brown?
ReplyDeleteYes.
DeleteAs you get older and your sight is affected how will the colorblindness change or develop?
ReplyDeleteUsually the extent of your colorblindness will stay the same intensity as you age.
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