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The ability to taste PTC bitterness is genetic.

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that the ability to taste PTC bitterness is genetic?

Yes. Multiple peer-reviewed sources state that the ability to taste PTC is an inherited genetic trait, with several identifying the TAS2R38 gene as underlying the taster/non-taster phenotype.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 10 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 10
Bitterness
2017
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Aliani, M. & Eskin, M. N. A. (2017). Bitterness. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=gsRdDgAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

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Human Taste Genetics*
2005
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Dennis, D. (2005). Human Taste Genetics*. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.genom.6.080604.162340

Genetics of Human Taste Perception
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Genetics of Human Taste Perception. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1177/154405910408300603

Genetics of individual differences in bitter taste perception: lessons from the PTC gene
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Genetics of individual differences in bitter taste perception: lessons from the PTC gene. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0004.2004.00361.x

Genetic analysis of a complex trait in the Utah Genetic Reference Project: a major locus for PTC taste ability on chromosome 7q and a secondary locus on chromosome 16p.
2003
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D, D., H, C., UK, K., T, E., K, C., B, O., L, B., AP, P., & M, L. (2003). Genetic analysis of a complex trait in the Utah Genetic Reference Project: a major locus for PTC taste ability on chromosome 7q and a secondary locus on chromosome 16p.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-003-0911-y

Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation
2015
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Doty, R. L. (2015). Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=tLQ_CQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

PTC tasting - Wikipedia
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PTC tasting - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTC_tasting

Tasting Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC): A New Integrative Genetics Lab with an Old Flavor
2008
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B., M. R., Ann, B. L., Barton, S., P., W. M., Jessica, I., & Kristianna, S. (2008). Tasting Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC): A New Integrative Genetics Lab with an Old Flavor. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ796377

THE PREVALENCE OF TAS2R38 GENE PHENOTYPES AMONG THE PATIENTS WITH SOME ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISORDERS
2017
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Khukhunaishvili, R., Koridze, M., Tskvitinidze, S., Zosidze, N., Nagervadze, M., & Parulava, I. (2017). THE PREVALENCE OF TAS2R38 GENE PHENOTYPES AMONG THE PATIENTS WITH SOME ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISORDERS. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.23884/ijhsrp.2017.2.2.01

Association between Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) Taste Perception and Falciparum Malaria Infection in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria
2014
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Association between Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) Taste Perception and Falciparum Malaria Infection in Osogbo, Southwestern Nigeria. (2014). hal.science. https://hal.science/hal-05516496v1

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