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. 2012 Sep 13;37(9):869–881. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjs070

Table 4.

MZ and DZ twin correlations

Item Measure N (pair) r (MZ) N (pair) r (DZ)
Sucrose Sweetness 251 0.16 35 0.43
Liking 250 0.32 35 0.06
Intensity 251 0.17 35 0.08
NaCl Sweetness 250 0.09 35 0.04
Bitterness 251 0.25 35 0.17
Liking 251 0.31 35 0.35
Citric acid Sweetness 172 0.10 22 −0.24
Saltiness 171 0.20 22 −0.12
Sourness 172 0.16 22 0.14
Bitterness 172 0.18 22 0.23
Burn 172 0.27 22 −0.14
Liking 172 0.21 22 −0.02
10% ethanol Saltiness 170 0.15 22 −0.14
Sourness 172 0.19 22 0.04
20% ethanol (taste) Sweetness 251 0.25 35 0.09
Saltiness 250 0.21 34 −0.07
Sourness 250 0.12 35 0.26
Bitterness 251 0.09 35 0.28
Liking 250 0.24 35 0.28
Intensity 250 0.27 35 −0.04
20% ethanol (flavor) Sweetness 171 0.19 21 −0.30
Saltiness 171 0.11 21 −0.19
Sourness 170 0.24 21 −0.26
Bitterness 170 0.29 20 0.33
Burn 172 0.22 22 0.08
Liking 172 0.27 22 0.25
Intensity 172 0.24 22 −0.24
Quinine Sweetness 172 0.14 22 −0.07
Saltiness 171 0.16 22 −0.09
Bitterness 172 0.37 22 0.38
Burn 172 0.42 22 0.06
Intensity 172 0.35 22 −0.09
PTC Sourness 251 0.40 35 0.42
Bitterness 250 0.63 35 0.53
Burn 250 0.45 35 0.16
Liking 251 0.42 34 0.23
Intensity 251 0.71 35 0.45
KCl Sweetness 200 0.19 30 0.07
Sourness 200 0.25 30 −0.04
Burn 202 0.38 30 0.31
CaCl2 Sweetness 128 0.18 21 0.04
Saltiness 127 0.25 21 0.33
Sourness 128 0.42 21 0.29
Bitterness 128 0.16 22 −0.23
Burn 126 0.26 21 −0.16
Cinnamon Liking 114 0.44 15 −0.01
Intensity 114 0.39 15 0.60
Androstenone Liking 56 0.51 9 0.38
Intensity 56 0.48 9 0.28
Galaxolide Liking 82 0.25 10 −0.22
Cilantro (odor) Pleasantness 113 0.41 15 0.08
Basil (odor) Pleasantness 113 0.38 15 0.25
Cilantro (flavor) Pleasantness 114 0.52 15 0.39
Basil (flavor) Pleasantness 114 0.42 15 0.43

(Number of pair is shown in the table). Traits were chosen for modeling if r[MZ] > r[DZ], and r[MZ] > 0.20.