My dad has been color blind since birth and often tells me that if I have a son, there's a good chance he may be color blind. I also have a cousin who is color blind. Is my dad's theory correct?
2006-09-09 04:57:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
It could be inherited. Both me and my brother have slight cases of color-blindness. My dad isn't and I don't know if my grandfather was handicapped or not.
It is not as bad as one might immediately think. Usually the 'blindness' is in a color range, like the subtle shift between yellow and green colors.
Unless your child gets a job where color is important, like a fruit inspector, chances are it won't impact his life very much.
2006-09-09 05:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Color blindness is a gene mutation on the X chromosome, so you're a carrier. You have a 50/50 chance of passing it on. If the father of your children is also color-blind, it's very likely your sons will be. If you have a daughter, your defective X chromosome will be corrected by a non-defective X chromosome of the father. But if he contributes a Y, there's nothing to correct it if you pass on your father's defective X instead of your mother's non-defective X. So it's 50/50 for a son.
2006-09-09 12:05:15 · answer #2 · answered by kreevich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's true that color blindness can run in families and it's also true that far more men are color-blind than are women. Being color-blind is no big deal, though. I certainly wouldn't let it be a factor in deciding whether or not I wanted to have children. (Not sure you're doing that, but just thought I'd add that in.)
Hope this helps!
2006-09-09 12:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by I ♥ AUG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes my ex-husband was colorblind and the condition can be passed on down through the family, but not always it can skip a generation. My son has no problem with identifying colors.
2006-09-09 12:01:55 · answer #4 · answered by Pistol 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Colorblindness is a genetic condition that is passed to the males of a family.
2006-09-09 11:59:33 · answer #5 · answered by IAINTELLEN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why do you worry? because your child won't be perfect? Look, it's a small chance because you are not colourblind so the child of yours will not be either... even if the child is, so what? he or she can still see...
2006-09-09 12:01:31 · answer #6 · answered by al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly. Ask your doctor.
2006-09-09 12:02:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋