FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

cell dedifferentiation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0043697 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which a specialized cell loses the structural or functional features that characterize it in the mature organism, or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. Under certain conditions, these cells can revert back to the features of the stem cells that were their ancestors.

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

cellular process
 |__cellular developmental process__
developmental process               |
 |__dedifferentiation_______________|
 |__cellular developmental process__|
                                    cell dedifferentiation  10 rec.
                                     |__cell dedifferentiation involved in phenotypic switching
                                     |   |__vascular associated smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation(+)
                                     |__hepatocyte dedifferentiation
                                     |__kidney cortex tubule cell dedifferentiation

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Is a	dedifferentiation cellular developmental process
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