Why is Red-Green Colorblindness a 'Guy Thing?'
Colorblind girls and women are rare, while men who can't match their socks are relatively common. The reason is a genetic phenomenon called sex-linked inheritance. Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes. One of those pairs, called X and Y, determines sex. Most…
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