Red-Green Color Blindness Is More Common in Males Than Females

question 31

Multiple Choice

Red-green color blindness is more common in males than females because

• A)the red pigment gene is on the X chromosome, the green is on an autosome.
• B)the green pigment gene is on the X chromosome, the red is on an autosome.
• C)the rhodopsin gene is on the X chromosome.
• D)both the red and the green pigment genes are on the X chromosome.
• E)both the red and the green pigment genes are on an autosome.

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Central Limit Theorem

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