PTC Paper Taste Test Strips for Genetics Labs

Map your genetic code with PTC (Phenylthiocarbamide) taste test strips. Discover if you carry the TAS2R38 taster gene and unlock the secret behind bitter food aversions.

PTC (Phenylthiocarbamide) taste test strips are the teaching standard for mapping the human TAS2R38 bitter taste gene. Individuals with dominant taster alleles will bind PTC to specific oral G-protein coupled receptors & trigger an intensely bitter gustatory response. Individuals with homozygous recessive genotypes lack the physical receptors required to bind the molecule will find the strip tasteless. This binary distinction provides an understanding of Mendelian inheritance and human allele variations.