FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term vulval cell fate commitment ID (Ontology) GO:0072325 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which the cellular identity of nematode vulval cells is acquired and determined. In nematodes, the vulva is formed from ventral epidermal cells during larval stages to give rise to a fully formed adult vulva, which is the egg-laying organ of female and hermaphrodite nematodes.[ PubMed:11236714 ]
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