color-blind

(adjective)

Of a person or animal, unable to distinguish between two or more primary colors (usually red and green).

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Examples of color-blind in the following topics:

  • Human Sex-Linked Disorders

  • Chicago/Turabian: Headings

    • ., A Study of Color-Blindness in Dogs).
    • If a heading is said to be in sentence case, that means you should format it as though it were a normal sentence, with only the first letter of the first word (and of any proper nouns) capitalized (e.g., A study of color-blindness in dogs).
  • APA: Headings

    • ., A Study of Color-Blindness in Dogs).
    • If a heading is said to be in sentence case, that means you should format it as though it were a normal sentence, with only the first letter of the first word (and of any proper nouns) capitalized (e.g., A study of color-blindness in dogs).
  • The Role of Color

    • Learners and audiences are more attracted to colors and may find presentations without color to be boring.
    • You can also change the shades of your colors.
    • One disadvantage of using color is that individuals who are color-blind may miss out on some information in certain colors.
    • Try to keep color use to a minimum; each color should communicate necessary information.
    • It may also be useful to apply some color psychology when choosing which colors to use.
  • Sex-Linked Traits

    • In fruit flies, the wild-type eye color is red (XW) and is dominant to white eye color (Xw).
    • Sex-linkage studies provided the fundamentals for understanding X-linked recessive disorders in humans, which include red-green color blindness and Types A and B hemophilia.
    • In this chart you can see what people with different types of color blindness can see versus the normal color vision line at top.
    • Eye color in Drosophila is an example of a X-linked trait
    • Red eye color is wild-type and is dominant to white eye color.
  • Genes as the Unit of Heredity

    • ., eye color or reproductive functions).
    • It can be as simple as eye color, height, or hair color.
    • Or it can be as complex as how well your liver processes toxins, whether you will be prone to heart disease or breast cancer, and whether you will be color blind.
  • The Do's of Using Sensory Enhancements

    • Wearing colors that suit the setting and appeal to the audience
    • Color should draw attention to the important terms or concepts in your presentation.
    • Color should be consistently used throughout the design of the presentation.
    • Learners are more attracted to colors and may find programs without color to be boring.
    • One of the disadvantages of using color is that color-blind individuals may miss out on some information in certain colors.
  • Resolution of the Human Eye

    • The human eye is a sense organ that allows vision and is capable to distinguish about 10 million colors.
    • As a conscious sense organ the human eye allows vision; rod and cone cells in the retina allow conscious light perception and vision, including color differentiation and the perception of depth.
    • The human eye can distinguish about 10 million colors.
    • About 12–15° temporal and 1.5° below the horizontal is the optic nerve or blind spot which is roughly 7.5° high and 5.5° wide.
    • Describe field of view and color sensitivity of the human eye
  • Optic (II) Nerve

    • The eye's blind spot is a result of the absence of photoreceptors in the area of the retina where the optic nerve leaves the eye.
    • As a consequence, optic nerve damage produces irreversible blindness.
    • The optic nerve transmits all visual information including brightness perception, color perception, and contrast.
  • Vase Painting in the Orientalizing Period

    • Black figure pottery was carefully constructed and fired three different times to produce the unique red and black colors on each vase.
    • The black color came from a slip painted onto the vessel, after which incised lines were drawn on to outline and detail the figures.
    • Additionally, red and white pigments could be added for more color or to differentiate details.
    • Unpainted portions of the vase would remain the original red-orange color of the pot.
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