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Taster (genetics)

A taster is a person, by means of a human genotype, who is able to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and its derivative 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP).[1] PTC tastes bitter to many people (tasters) but is tasteless to others (non-tasters).[2]

About 70% of Caucasians from North America and Western Europe are tasters. The other 30% are non-tasters. Worldwide, fewer Black and Asian persons are non-tasters, and about 50% of indigenous persons from India are non-tasters.[1]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Worobey, J. Nutrition and Behavior: A Multidisciplinary Approach (2 ed.). CABI. Kindle Edition. pp. 143–144.
  2. ^ Carr, Steven M. "PTC Pedigree". Retrieved October 12, 2020.

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