1. By John Daniel “JD” Fogarty and Jude Kwaku Poku January 28 Period 3

2.  Color Blindness is defined as the inability to distinguish between certain colors.  Color Blindness occurs when there is an absence of color-sensitive pigments in the cone cells of the retina, or the nerve layer at the back of the eye.  Color Blindness symptoms can vary. Some people may have trouble seeing red, while others may have a difficulty with blue. These kinds of deficiencies are not so serious. For a person who has a full on color deficiency, the only colors they can see are different shades of black, white, and grey.

3.  What numbers do you see?

4.  Color blindness is X-linked recessive in the mother’s chromosome. It is more common in males than females.

7.  Punnett squares are used to show the probability of receiving a genetic disorder from a parent. GGGgGg GgGggg G g GG Mom Dad