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Red green colour blindness appears due t...

Red green colour blindness appears due to

A

over activity of adrenals

B

deficiency of vitamin A

C

inheritance through X chromosome

D

excessive drinking of alcohol

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The correct Answer is:
C
Colour blindness is a sex linked disease and therefore it appears due to inheritance through X chromosome
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