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• TWeaK@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  While the chromatic genes are on the X chromosome and this does give girls a statistical advantage, really most men and women are more or less the same. Most people are trichromats with 3 types of colour sensors, however there is a certain type of colourblindness only in men where they have a defficient X gene and only end up with 2 types of sensors. With women, they can’t get the dichromatic defficiency because of the redundant X gene. Instead, they can sometimes end up with 4 types of sensors and can see even more colours than everyone else - they see shades of colour in between colours that everyone else sees as the same.

  So having XX genes doesn’t help you see better or distinguish colours, it just changes the likelihood of either a slight defficiency or a slight extra proficiency - but most likely you’ll be about the same as everyone else.

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  • fushi01@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thanks for the information! and sorry about not being knowledgeable enough in my previous comment

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• hydroel@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Imma need more than a “trust me bro” on this.

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• FoundTheVegan@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ha!

  I almost put that in my post. But, also you kinda got the fact wrong. No XX people don't see more color vibrantly, but XY are indeed more likely to be color blind. But honestly the rate at which XY chromosome men are more color blind is nowhere near the amount of guys that can't tell the difference between colors. Absolutely men tend to have higher rates, but there is more going on here.

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  • fushi01@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thanks for the clarification! but yeah honestly every girl I know is way better at differentiating color than I am, while I am good at it, from my experience girls have been better at that

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    • Sidhean@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thats a cool and valid anecdote! I, myself, am AMAB and can differentiate between colors super well. Hopefully my anecdote can help balance our your a bit ^-^

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• kemsat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  No. It’s not guaranteed that females can see more colors. It’s almost impossible for males to do so (XXY chromosome grouping, which is also rare), but it’s also fairly rare for women to be able to see more colors. Females can also be colorblind, but it’s very rare: both X chromosomes you get from your parents must carry the deficient gene.

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