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Old 10-13-2012, 04:03 PM
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AlienQuilter
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Color blindness runs in my family.

It's carried on the "X" chromosome. Women can be color blind if both their "X" chromosomes have the colorblind problem. A good "X" will compensate for the colors. Eight times more men are color blind then women.

Men can pass the colorblind gene to their daughters on the "X" chromosome. Women can pass it to either child.

Luckily my sons are not color blind. Had the doctor test them when they were little. Hopefully they won't pass it on to their daughters.

Sometimes the color blindness can be really subtle. My oldest brother did not know until he joined the Army that he could not tell the difference between brown and green. To him it was normal.

I have several male relatives who are totally color blind. One uncle's job in the military during WWII was spotting enemy camouflage from helicopters. A cousin is very popular fishing companion - he can spot them really good.

I had another Uncle who could only see red. My Aunt said it was a good thing she liked red because everything he bought was red!

So, summary: Women can pass to either child, Men can pass to daughters.
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