If one lacks certain type of cones, he/she is a dichromat, and is called a protanope, a deuteranope, or a tritanope depending on lack of L-cones, M-cones, or S-cones respectively.
About 4.6% of all males are deuteranomalous trichromats and the other 3.4% are evenly distributed amongst the protanomalous trichromats, deuteranopes and protanopes with a frequency of about 1% each.
The major difference between protanopes and deuteranopes is in their sensitivity to colored lights.
Protanopes, deuteranopes and tritanopes are unable to distinguish colours that lie between the relevant pairs of parallel lines.
To a dichromatic deuteranope, the short-wave end of the spectrum appears blue.
Definition of deuteranope in US English:
deuteranope
nounˈd(y)o͞odərəˌnōp
A person suffering from deuteranopia.
绿色色盲者，第二型色盲者
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To a dichromatic deuteranope, the short-wave end of the spectrum appears blue.
If one lacks certain type of cones, he/she is a dichromat, and is called a protanope, a deuteranope, or a tritanope depending on lack of L-cones, M-cones, or S-cones respectively.
About 4.6% of all males are deuteranomalous trichromats and the other 3.4% are evenly distributed amongst the protanomalous trichromats, deuteranopes and protanopes with a frequency of about 1% each.
Protanopes, deuteranopes and tritanopes are unable to distinguish colours that lie between the relevant pairs of parallel lines.
The major difference between protanopes and deuteranopes is in their sensitivity to colored lights.