American women are far more likely than men to distinguish between colors like teal and turquoise, or magenta and purple. this an example of:

color blindness.

Explanation:

This is a sex-linked disordered That is associated with a particular sex cells mostly the X chromosomes of thr father. The father with XY chromosomes is always color blinded because the Y chromosomes is weak and therefore does not carry this allele.The allele is always on the X of the father.

Mothers can be a carrier or Color blinded because of the XX sex chromosomes

Most women inherited the alleles from the color blinded X chromosomes of thier fathers provided the mother is also a carrier for the allele.