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GO: Biological Process

cell fate specification involved in pattern specification

Term ID
GO:0060573
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Definition
The process involved in the specification of the identity of a cell in a field of cells that is being instructed as to how to differentiate. Once specification has taken place, that cell will be committed to differentiate down a specific pathway if left in its normal environment.
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Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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