FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

positive regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0046534 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of photoreceptor cell differentiation. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

Also Known As

"positive regulation of photoreceptor differentiation" ; "up regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation" ; "up regulation of photoreceptor differentiation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

positive regulation of cell differentiation
 |__positive regulation of neuron differentiation____________
regulation of neuron differentiation                         |
 |__positive regulation of neuron differentiation____________|
 |__regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation_________|
photoreceptor cell differentiation                           |
 |__regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation_________|
positive regulation of biological process                    |
 |__positive regulation of multicellular organismal process__|
regulation of multicellular organismal process               |
 |__positive regulation of multicellular organismal process__|
                                                             positive regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation  9 rec.
                                                              |__positive regulation of compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation 3 rec.
                                                              |   |__positive regulation of R7 cell differentiation 3 rec.
                                                              |   |__positive regulation of R8 cell differentiation
                                                              |__positive regulation of eye photoreceptor cell development 2 rec.
                                                              |   |__positive regulation of compound eye photoreceptor development 2 rec.
                                                              |__positive regulation of retinal rod cell fate commitment

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Is a	positive regulation of neuron differentiation regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation positive regulation of multicellular organismal process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"activation of photoreceptor cell differentiation" NARROW "activation of photoreceptor differentiation" NARROW "positive regulation of photoreceptor differentiation" EXACT "stimulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation" NARROW "stimulation of photoreceptor differentiation" NARROW "up regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation" EXACT "up regulation of photoreceptor differentiation" EXACT "up-regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation" EXACT "up-regulation of photoreceptor differentiation" EXACT "upregulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation" EXACT "upregulation of photoreceptor differentiation" EXACT
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