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What is colourblindness?

Answer

(i) Some people are unable to identify or distinguish certain colours due to the lack of cone cells in the retina
(ii) This is a hereditary disorder and linked with X chromosomes.
(iii) The disease is called colour blindness and person is called colour blind.
(iv) It is mostly for the recognition of red and green colour.

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