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Genetic mutations that allow some to see many more colors
The human eye can see roughly one million colors and this is due to our retinas
consisting of three different types of photosensitive cells known as cones.
Each cone sees a different wavelength of color - red, green and blue. The color
information mixes in our brain that allows us to see additional colors similar
to the artist’s animation below.
While there are genetic mutations that cause color blindness, some scientists think about 1% of the population has an additional cone that causes them to see 100 times more colors than the average eye. Informally called the “yellow cone”, it picks up additional colors in the spectrum between green and red. This type of vision is called tetrachromacy - whereas normal vision is trichomacy.
More about this condition:
JamesonWinkler15Aug2014
Reference:
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/woman-sees-100-times-more-colors-average-person:
While there are genetic mutations that cause color blindness, some scientists think about 1% of the population has an additional cone that causes them to see 100 times more colors than the average eye. Informally called the “yellow cone”, it picks up additional colors in the spectrum between green and red. This type of vision is called tetrachromacy - whereas normal vision is trichomacy.
More about this condition:
JamesonWinkler15Aug2014
Reference:
http://www.popsci.com/article/science/woman-sees-100-times-more-colors-average-person:
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