What causes tone deafness?

Subject: What causes tone deafness?

Date: Tue Oct 28 21:30:45 2003
Posted by Myclette Brown - Lavalais
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Cliffwood Private Academy
City: Houston State/Province: TX Country: USA
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1067398245.Ge

Message:


I know that there is a genetic link to tone-deafness. It usually runs in 
families, but is there a structual difference in the ear of a tone-deaf 
individual that causes them to be unable to match a pitch?

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