COLOR VISION DEFECTS
\kˈʌlə vˈɪʒən dˈiːfɛkts], \kˈʌlə vˈɪʒən dˈiːfɛkts], \k_ˈʌ_l_ə v_ˈɪ_ʒ_ə_n d_ˈiː_f_ɛ_k_t_s]\
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Defects of color vision are mainly hereditary traits but can be secondary to acquired or developmental abnormalities in the CONES (RETINA). Severity of hereditary defects of color vision depends on the degree of mutation of the OPSIN genes (on X CHROMOSOME and CHROMOSOME 3, HUMAN) that code the photopigments for red, green and blue.
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