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OBSOLETE. The series of events required for the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus to be received and converted to a molecular signal. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0395825172]
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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. [GOC:ai]
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