Term Name:	cell fate commitment involved in pattern specification
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Definition:	The commitment of cells to specific cell fates and their capacity to differentiate into particular kinds of cells within a field of cells that will exhibit a certain pattern of differentiation. Positional information is established through protein signals that emanate from a localized source within a developmental field resulting in specification of a cell type. Those signals are then interpreted in a cell-autonomous manner resulting in the determination of the cell type.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0060581]    QuickGO    AmiGO