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Phenylthiocarbamide Taste Threshold Distribution Among the Rastogis of India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Sudha Rastogi*
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Lucknow University, Lucknow, UP, India
Deepak Tyagi
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Lucknow University, Lucknow, UP, India
*
223/153 Raja Bazar, Lucknow-226003, India

Abstract

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The PTC taste threshold distribution has been examined among the Rastogis and compared to those of other Indian caste groups of Uttar Pradesh.

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Copyright
Copyright © The International Society for Twin Studies 1975

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