Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 August 2014
The Anglo-Indians of India have been tested for the Tasting of P.T.C. The frequency of non-tasters in general shows that the population is intermediate between the European and Indian frequencies. They show a rise in the non-taster gene frequency with the rise in the dosage of European ancestry in their parentage.
The Mendelian law has further been established among the hybrid group as far as the frequency of non-taster gene frequency is concerned. In general the Anglo-Indians have 28.12 percent non-tasters of P.T.C., which shows a comparatively higher shifting towards the Indian range of values than towards the European one. It is explained to be due to the later practise of the Anglo-Indians to take in Indian brides, thus diluting the hybrids in favour of the base population.