OBO ID: GO:0046331

Term Name:	lateral inhibition		Search Ontology:
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Definition:	Signaling between cells of equivalent developmental potential that results in these cells adopting different developmental fates. An example is the suppression by cells with a particular fate of the adoption of the same fate by surrounding cells.
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Ontology:	GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO