is color blindness recessive
The most common type of red-green color perception defect is due to a mutation on the X-chromosome (i.e. a red-green color blind allele). X-linked red-color blindness is a recessive trait. Females heterozygous for this trait have normal vision.The color perception defect manifests itself in females only when it is inherited from both parents.oth X-chromosomes must carry the mutant allele for the females to be color blind. Red-green color blind females are homozygous for the recessive allele. Females with one mutant allele and one normal allele are heterozygous carriers.