Genetic study of phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste perception among six human populations of Jammu and Kashmir (India)

Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-166

  Fareed, Mohd ^a   Shah, Ahsana ^a   Hussain, Ruqaiya ^a   Afzal, Mohammad ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Gene frequency; Genotype frequency; Heterozygosity; Human population; Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC); PTC threshold

Indexed keywords

PHENYLTHIOUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MOSLEM; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASTE ACUITY;

EID: 84896033178     PISSN: 11108630     EISSN: 20902441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmhg.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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