FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term regulation of cell fate specification ID (Ontology) GO:0042659 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Any process that mediates the adoption of a specific fate by a cell.
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 regulation of cell fate specification (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
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cell fate commitment
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cellular developmental process          |
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regulation of developmental process     |
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regulation of cellular process          |
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                                        regulation of cell fate specification  27 rec.
                                         |__negative regulation of cell fate specification 15 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of atrichoblast fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of auditory receptor cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of cardiac cell fate specification(+) 4 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of compound eye cone cell fate specification 3 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of ectodermal cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of endodermal cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of fusion cell fate specification 2 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |   |__negative regulation of neural crest cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of retinal cone cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of terminal cell fate specification, open tracheal system 3 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of trichoblast fate specification
                                         |__positive regulation of cell fate specification
                                         |   |__positive regulation of atrichoblast fate specification
                                         |   |__positive regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |   |__positive regulation of neural crest cell fate specification
                                         |   |__positive regulation of trichoblast fate specification
                                         |__regulation of atrichoblast fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of atrichoblast fate specification
                                         |   |__positive regulation of atrichoblast fate specification
                                         |__regulation of cardiac cell fate specification 5 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of cardiac cell fate specification(+) 4 rec.
                                         |   |__regulation of cardioblast cell fate specification(+) 5 rec.
                                         |__regulation of compound eye cone cell fate specification 5 rec.
                                         |   |__negative regulation of compound eye cone cell fate specification 3 rec.
                                         |__regulation of ectodermal cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of ectodermal cell fate specification
                                         |__regulation of endodermal cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of endodermal cell fate specification
                                         |__regulation of inner ear auditory receptor cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of auditory receptor cell fate specification
                                         |__regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |   |__positive regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |   |__regulation of axial mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |   |__regulation of intermediate mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |   |__regulation of lateral mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |   |__regulation of paraxial mesodermal cell fate specification(+)
                                         |__regulation of neural crest cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of neural crest cell fate specification
                                         |   |__positive regulation of neural crest cell fate specification
                                         |__regulation of retinal cone cell fate specification
                                         |   |__negative regulation of retinal cone cell fate specification
                                         |__regulation of trichoblast fate specification
                                             |__negative regulation of trichoblast fate specification
                                             |__positive regulation of trichoblast fate specification
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