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T cell differentiation
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The process in which a precursor cell type acquires characteristics of a more mature T-cell. A T cell is a type of lymphocyte whose definin characteristic is the expression of a T cell receptor complex. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000022 ]
Term info
Label
T cell differentiation
Synonyms
- T lymphocyte differentiation
- T-cell differentiation
- T-lymphocyte differentiation
comment
This term was improved by GO_REF:0000022. It was moved. Note that the term 'thymocyte differentiation' was merged into this term because thymocytes are T cells, and thus the term was essentially redundant. 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:0046652, GO:0042112
has obo namespace
biological_process
has related synonym
T cell development
id
GO:0030217