PSY-3215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Color Blindness, Medium Wave, Shortwave Radio
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One of the three cones is not functioning properly not responding to light. Two of the three cones are not functioning properly. Protanopia and deuteranopia are sex linked woman carry it and men are affected. Located on the x-chromosome, because men only have one, they are affected woman have an extra x-chromosome that might not have the gene for the disorder. About 1% of males are complete protanopes 0. 01% of females are. About 1. 5% of males are deuteranopes about 0. 02% of females are. Because tritanopia is not sex linked (on a different chromosome), the percentage of affected individuals (0. 0002%) is equal for males and females. Short wave cone is more active than the medium one. Medium wave cone is more active than the short one. Short wave cone and medium wave cone are equally active. Red-green colorblind these people can"t see shades of red or green, only shades of blue and yellow.
