Term Name: chondrocyte differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002062]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: cartilage development
has parts: chondrocyte development
is a type of: cell differentiation
has subtype: chondrocyte differentiation involved in endochondral bone morphogenesis
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of chondrocyte differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of chondrocyte differentiation
regulated by: regulation of chondrocyte differentiation