[Genetics of congenital color vision defects. I. Common types of color blindness].

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[Genetics of congenital color vision defects. I. Common types of color blindness].

Klinika oczna - 1 Jan 2000

Krawczyński M R

Abstract excerpt

Normal human colour vision is based on the presence of 3 kinds of cones containing 3 different visual pigments, sensitive to short (blue), middle (green) and long (red) wavelengths. Congenital defects of colour vision are based on handicap or total loss of these pigments' function, usually a resu...

Topics

Color Vision Defects
Female
Genetic Linkage
Humans
Male
Phenotype
X Chromosome

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