Term Name:	compound eye photoreceptor fate commitment
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Definition:	The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a compound eye photoreceptor cell. A photoreceptor cell is a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation. Different classes of photoreceptor have different spectral sensitivities and express different photosensitive pigments.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0001752]    QuickGO    AmiGO