Term Name: | leukocyte differentiation |
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Synonyms: | immune cell differentiation, leucocyte differentiation |
Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized hemopoietic precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a leukocyte. A leukocyte is an achromatic cell of the myeloid or lymphoid lineages capable of ameboid movement, found in blood or other tissue. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002521] QuickGO AmiGO |