FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term muscle cell fate specification ID (Ontology) GO:0042694 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a muscle cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed.
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       7
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 muscle cell fate specification (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       7
     involved_in | muscle cell fate specification       7
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muscle cell differentiation
 |__muscle cell fate commitment__
cell fate commitment             |
 |__cell fate specification______|
 |__muscle cell fate commitment__|
cellular developmental process   |
 |__cell fate specification______|
                                 muscle cell fate specification  7 rec.
                                  |__vascular associated smooth muscle cell fate specification
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Is a cell fate specification
Part of muscle cell fate commitment
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