Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

cell differentiation

Term ID
GO:0030154
Synonyms
Definition
The cellular developmental process in which a relatively unspecialized cell, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cell, acquires specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize a specific cell. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state. 0198506732
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Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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