The category of "savory" is a recent addition to the classic sweet, sour, bitter and salty categories in human taste. Which of the following best describes the basic requirement for the identification of a new taste?

A. identification of a different type of taste bud
B. identification of a new set of interneurons
C. isolation of a novel chemoreceptor
D. isolation of a novel chemical compound in
a food


C

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