Term Name: eye photoreceptor cell fate commitment
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Definition: The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into an eye photoreceptor cell. A photoreceptor cell is a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation. Different classes of photoreceptor have different spectral sensitivities and express different photosensitive pigments.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0042706]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: eye photoreceptor cell differentiation
is a type of: photoreceptor cell fate commitment
has subtype: camera-type eye photoreceptor cell fate commitment compound eye photoreceptor fate commitment