Both use chemoreceptors and create the flavor whereas both have different organs and specialized cells.
Explanation:
The similarities between the senses of taste and smell is that both senses use chemoreceptors and both work to create the perception of flavor while on the other hand, the differences between the senses of taste and smell is that both have separate organs through which they perform their function. Foods are detected by taste buds, whereas specialized cells in the nose detect the odorants.
The organelle that could b malfunctioning is the mitochondria, which packages proteins and without protein for cells, the outcome is cell lysis, or destruction.
