FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term photoreceptor cell fate specification ID (Ontology) GO:0043704 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a photoreceptor 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       2
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 photoreceptor cell fate specification (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | photoreceptor cell fate specification       2
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  cell fate specification
   |__neuron fate specification
       |__photoreceptor cell fate specification  22 rec.
           |__R8 cell fate specification 20 rec.
           |__retinal cone cell fate specification
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Is a neuron fate specification
Part of photoreceptor cell fate commitment
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