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© Kamla-Raj 2004 Anthropologist, 6(4): 289-290 (2004)
A Study of Taste Sensitivity of Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and Colour Blindness Among the Rajputs of Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh
Shweta Aggarwal and M.P. Sachdeva
Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
Keywords PTC. Colour Blindness. Variation. Rajputs.
ABSTRACT PTC taste sensitivity among 274 Rajputs of Kasauli was tested. The frequency of ‘t’ allele was 0.54. Among the males tested, 3.97 percent were colour blind. None of the females tested was found to be colour blind.
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