Term Name: pigment cell differentiation
Synonyms: chromatophore differentiation, pigmented cell differentiation
Definition: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a pigmented cell, such as a melanocyte.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0050931]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: developmental pigmentation
has parts: pigment cell development pigment granule maturation
is a type of: cell differentiation
has subtype: compound eye pigment cell differentiation cyanophore differentiation erythrophore differentiation iridophore differentiation leucophore differentiation melanocyte differentiation xanthophore differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of pigment cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of pigment cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of pigment cell differentiation