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B cell differentiation
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The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a B cell. A B cell is a lymphocyte of B lineage with the phenotype CD19-positive and capable of B cell mediated immunity. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000022 ]
Term info
Label
B cell differentiation
Synonyms
- B lymphocyte differentiation
- B-cell differentiation
- B-lymphocyte differentiation
comment
This term was improved by GO_REF:0000022. It was moved. Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
has alternative id
GO:0042115
has obo namespace
biological_process
has related synonym
B cell development
id
GO:0030183