Genetics

PTC (pheylthiocarbamide) taste test paper test for the genetically controlled ability to taste this substance. Consisting of paper strips impregnated with a harmless quantity of test substance (or untreated in the case of the control strips), subjects will be able to detect (or not) varying tastes or degrees of intensity of taste. 1.Remove a PTC taste test paper from the vial. 2.Stick out your tongue and place the strip on your tongue. 3.There are three basic results: bland, bitter, or vile. The ability to taste these substances is known to be genetically linked (inherited) and depends on the presence of dominant or recessive genes. Having the ability to taste one substance does not necessarily imply that different substance will also be detected. PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) test strips have bitter taste for some individuals, the intensity of which can vary and depends upon a homozygous dominant or heterozygous condition in the individual. PTC Taste Test Paper is perfectly safe to use. Any possible toxicity of PTC would be in grams per kilogram of body weight, which is millions of times greater than anything which would be found in these taste test strips. Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is present at only 20 micrograms per strip. At this level, the compound is negligible and harmless.

PTC (pheylthiocarbamide) taste test paper test for the genetically controlled ability to taste this substance. Consisting of paper strips impregnated with a harmless quantity of test substance (or untreated in the case of the control strips), subjects will be able to detect (or not) varying tastes or degrees of intensity of taste. 1.Remove a PTC taste test paper from the vial. 2.Stick out your tongue and place the strip on your tongue. 3.There are three basic results: bland, bitter, or vile. The ability to taste these substances is known to be genetically linked (inherited) and depends on the presence of dominant or recessive genes. Having the ability to taste one substance does not necessarily imply that different substance will also be detected. PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) test strips have bitter taste for some individuals, the intensity of which can vary and depends upon a homozygous dominant or heterozygous condition in the individual. PTC Taste Test Paper is perfectly safe to use. Any possible toxicity of PTC would be in grams per kilogram of body weight, which is millions of times greater than anything which would be found in these taste test strips. Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is present at only 20 micrograms per strip. At this level, the compound is negligible and harmless.

Sodium benzoate test paper detects the genetic ability to taste Sodium Benzoate. The taste detected varies from sweet, salty, to bitter, depending upon the individual. Homozygous-dominant and Heterozygous-dominant individuals will detect the molecule. 1.Remove a strip of test paper from the vial. 2.Stick out your tongue and place the strip on your tongue. 3.You may not taste anything, but if you do, there are three basic results: sweet, salty, and bitter.

Thiourea test paper test for the genetic capability to detect Thiourea. For other taste tests, see our PTC and Sodium Benzoate test papers. 1.Remove a Thiourea test paper from the vial. 2.Place the test strip on your tongue and it will either taste bitter or it won’t taste like anything at all.

The Control Paper does not contain any added chemicals, and is simply designed to act as the control in taste test experiments. 1.Remove one strip of Control Paper from the vial. 2.Stick out your tongue and place the strip on your tongue. 3.The strip is tasteless, and thus should not stimulate a reaction.