Red-green color blindness is more common in males than females because

A) the red pigment gene is on the X chromosome, the green is on an autosome.
B) the green pigment gene is on the X chromosome, the red is on an autosome.
C) the rhodopsin gene is on the X chromosome.
D) both the red and the green pigment genes are on the X chromosome.
E) both the red and the green pigment genes are on an autosome.


D) both the red and the green pigment genes are on the X chromosome.

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