DISTRIBUTION AND FREQUENCY OF PHENYLTHIOCARBAMIDE (PTC) TASTER AND NON TASTER ALLELES IN THE NIGERIAN POPULATION

Bakare, A.A., Agbolade, J.O., Iyiola, O.A., Latunji, C.A. and Alimba, C.G

There is limited information on population genetics of the Nigerian population as regards taste perception.This study investigated the distribution and frequency of taster (T) and non-taster (t) alleles in theNigerian population using phenylthioc...