Nothing could be further from the truth! We see millions<\/i> of colors, A recent article in the American It turns out there’s a perfectly good reason why men can’t see what Reuters reports that researchers from Arizona State University in Tempe have from When we tell people that we are among the 8% of men who suffer from color-blindness, most of them imagine we live in a “Leave it to Beaver” world of stark black and white. Nothing could be further from the … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/cyber.law.harvard.edu\/blogs\/static\/dowbrigade\/\nwomencolor135.jpg\")
When
\n we tell people that we are among the 8% of men who suffer from color-blindness,
\n most of them imagine we live in a “Leave it to Beaver” world of stark
\n black and white.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n they’re just not the same as the colors everyone else sees, and since
\n most of them don’t have names, we have trouble telling them apart..<\/em><\/p>\n
\n Journal of Human Genetics<\/a> explains
\n why the Dowbrigade always checks with Norma Yvonne always checks with
\n Norma Yvonne before leaving the house in the morning, to make sure we
\n aren’t committing a color-coded fashion faux pas…<\/em><\/p>\n\n
\n is so obvious to women: the many variations–some subtle, some bold–of
\n the color red.<\/p>\n
\n determined there is a gene that allows us to see the color red, and that gene
\n comes in a high number of variations. Because the gene sits on the X chromosome–and
\n women have two X chromosomes and so two copies of this gene, compared with only
\n one for men–the gene aids women’s ability to perceive the red-orange color spectrum.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\n the American Journal of Human Genetics<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"