FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term lateral inhibition ID (Ontology) GO:0046331 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Signaling between cells of equivalent developmental potential that results in these cells adopting different developmental fates. An example is the suppression by cells with a particular fate of the adoption of the same fate by surrounding cells.
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     involved_in | lateral inhibition
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cell fate commitment__|
                      cell-cell signaling involved in cell fate commitment
                       |__lateral inhibition  11 rec.
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