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PTC: Genes and Bitter Taste

PTC: Genes and Bitter Taste

The University of Utah's Genetic Science Learning Center provides a wonderful site discussing PTC, the PTC gene and the evolutionary history of bitter taste. There are also two links that students may click to listen to Dr. Stephen Wooding, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, exchange information about the evolutionary importance of bitter taste and about PTC testing in chimpanzees....

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Keywords:
PTC gene, phenylthiourea, TAS2R38, bitter taste, phenylthiocarbamide, alleles, poisonous plants, PTC
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
October 4, 2013
Date Modified in MERLOT:
August 30, 2017
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Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:
Website
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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Unknown
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