Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

sensory perception of taste

Term ID
GO:0050909
Synonyms
  • gustation
  • sense of taste
  • taste
  • taste perception
Definition
The series of events required for an organism to receive a gustatory stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Gustation involves the direct detection of chemical composition, usually through contact with chemoreceptor cells. This is a neurological process.
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