cell fate commitment involved in pattern specification

Term ID

GO:0060581

Synonyms

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.

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO