Isn't "defective" the same as BROKEN?
Okay, I just looked it up and though a recessive gene, YES, colorblindness is inherited.
Both of my parents painted, both were excellent re color/shade matching, so maybe I did inherit the same ability and it wasn't a "learned" ability. I don't know, but that sounds correct.
“Isn’t “defective” the same as BROKEN?”
Cones are in the eyes, not in the brain.