Voice of Intellectual Man- An International Journal
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Color blindness among the Panika and Gond of Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Tabitha Panmei1, Gangaina Kameih2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 69 to 74

1Ms. Tabitha Panmei, Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007, Email: panmeitabitha99@gmail.com

2Ms. Gangaina Kameih, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007

Online published on 5 January, 2016.

Abstract

A study attempted to know the incidence of red-green color blindness among the Panikaand Gond of Madhya Pradesh. A total of 212 Panika and Gond i.e., 106 each individual from both the population were tested for color blindness. 2.36% was found to be colorblind and was found only in males. 1.89%and 2.83% were found to be color blind among Panika and Gond respectively.

Keywords

Color blindness, X-link recessive, photoreceptor, Panikaand Gond