Hubert H B, Fabsitz R R, Feinleib M, Brown K S
Science. 1980 May 9;208(4444):607-9. doi: 10.1126/science.7189296.
Olfactory sensitivity to acetic acid, isobutyric acid, and 2-sec-butyl-cyclohexanone was tested in 97 adult male twin pairs to determine the extent to which variation in odor perception was genetically determined. Analysis of the data revealed no evidence for heritability of olfactory sensitivity. However, factors significantly associated with odor perception included cigar, pipe, and cigarette smoking; body fatness; alcohol consumption; and diabetes mellitus.
对97对成年男性双胞胎进行了对乙酸、异丁酸和2-仲丁基环己酮的嗅觉敏感性测试,以确定气味感知差异在多大程度上由基因决定。数据分析没有发现嗅觉敏感性可遗传的证据。然而,与气味感知显著相关的因素包括抽雪茄、烟斗和香烟;身体肥胖;饮酒;以及糖尿病。