Abstract:
In order to determine the incidence of the lack of ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) in some Pakistani human populations, 499 probands were tested for two different concentrations of PTC solution (0.5% and 1%). The incidence of tasting ability of PTC in the sample was found to be 54-62% for two solutions which has been compared with the incidence found in other ethntic groups. The X2 - analysis of the data shows that the two sexes do not differ significantly from each other in their relative pro- portions of tasters and non-testers, thus indicating an autosamol inheritance of the trait.
Page(s):
423-425
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Volume: 28, Issue: 6, Year: 1985