detection of chemical stimulus

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0009593

The series of events in which a chemical stimulus is received by a cell and converted into a molecular signal. [ GOC:jl ]

Synonyms: detection of chemical substance, chemoperception

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perception of chemical stimulus, chemoreception, perception of chemical substance

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biological_process

GO:0009593

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