| Name: | xanthophore differentiation |
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| Synonyms: | xanthophore cell differentiation |
| Definition: | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a xanthophore cell. Xanthophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain pteridine and/or carotenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or xanthosomes. This makes them yellow to orange in appearance. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0050936] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | decreased process quality |
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| Definition: | A quality of a process that has a value that is decreased compared to normal or average. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002302] |