loading...| Preferred Name |
lymphocyte differentiation |
| Synonyms |
lymphocytic blood cell differentiation lymphocyte development lymphocyte cell differentiation |
| Definitions |
The process in which a relatively unspecialized precursor cell acquires specialized features of a lymphocyte. A lymphocyte is a leukocyte commonly found in the blood and lymph that has the characteristics of a large nucleus, a neutral staining cytoplasm, and prominent heterochromatin. Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030098 |
| comment |
Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'. |
| definition |
The process in which a relatively unspecialized precursor cell acquires specialized features of a lymphocyte. A lymphocyte is a leukocyte commonly found in the blood and lymph that has the characteristics of a large nucleus, a neutral staining cytoplasm, and prominent heterochromatin. |
| has_alternative_id |
GO:0046650 |
| has_exact_synonym |
lymphocytic blood cell differentiation lymphocyte cell differentiation |
| has_obo_namespace |
biological_process |
| has_related_synonym |
lymphocyte development |
| id |
GO:0030098 |
| label |
lymphocyte differentiation |
| notation |
GO:0030098 |
| prefLabel |
lymphocyte differentiation |
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