FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

crystal cell differentiation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0042688 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which a hemocyte precursor cell acquires the characteristics of a crystal cell, a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph.

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
crystal cell differentiation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| crystal cell differentiation

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

immune system process__
cell differentiation___|
                       hemocyte differentiation
                        |__crystal cell differentiation  25 rec.
                            |__embryonic crystal cell differentiation 3 rec.
                            |__lymph gland crystal cell differentiation 11 rec.
                            |__regulation of crystal cell differentiation 13 rec.
                                |__negative regulation of crystal cell differentiation 7 rec.
                                |__positive regulation of crystal cell differentiation 6 rec.

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Is a	hemocyte differentiation
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