Term Name: | compound eye pigment cell differentiation |
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Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a compound eye pigment cell, a cell of the retina containing screening pigments that functions to screen photoreceptors from light leaking from adjacent ommatidia. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0062056] QuickGO AmiGO |