(a) Why are colour blindness and thalassemia categorised as Mendelian disorders? Write the symptoms of these diseases seen in people suffering from them.
(b) About 8% of human male population suffers from colour blindness whereas only about 0.4% of human female population suffers from this disease. Write an explanation to show how it is possible.
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a)Thalassemia and color blindness are categorized as Mendelian disorders because these disorders are alterations or mutations in a single gene. These are transmitted through Mendelian principles of inheritance.
Symptoms associated with colorblindness include the inability to distinguish shades of green, red, blue, or yellow, or trouble seeing the brightness of colors in the usual way. The signs and symptoms of red-green and blue-yellow colorblindness may be very mild.
Symptoms of thalassemia are fatigue,weakness,paleness and slow growth.
b)Because of genetics
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