Which taste perception is genetic?
A)an aversion to eating meat
B)a preference for having your steak prepared well done
C)an aversion to extremely bitter leafy green vegetables
D)an aversion to a particular food that made you sick

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The ability to detect bitter tastes, specifically the compound PTC (phenylthiocarbamide), is genetic. Some individuals have an aversion to extremely bitter leafy green vegetables because of a variation in their TAS2R38 gene, which codes for the taste receptor that responds to PTC.

Which Taste Perception Is Genetic