| GOID Link to GO |
Functional Category | Description | Protein Count link to protein list |
|---|---|---|---|
| GO:0007411 | axon guidance | The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of an axon growth cone to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 214 |
| GO:0022008 | neurogenesis | Generation of cells within the nervous system. | 200 |
| GO:0046331 | lateral inhibition | 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. | 101 |
| GO:0048813 | dendrite morphogenesis | The process in which the anatomical structures of a dendrite are generated and organized. A dendrite is a freely branching protoplasmic process of a nerve cell. | 92 |
| GO:0048468 | cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a specific fate. | 89 |
| GO:0001764 | neuron migration | The characteristic movement of an immature neuron from germinal zones to specific positions where they will reside as they mature. | 72 |
| GO:0007409 | axonogenesis | Generation of a long process of a neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body towards target cells. | 67 |
| GO:0030182 | neuron differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron. | 61 |
| GO:0048699 | generation of neurons | The process in which nerve cells are generated. This includes the production of neuroblasts and their differentiation into neurons. | 60 |
| GO:0007286 | spermatid development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a spermatid over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 59 |
| GO:0048812 | neuron projection morphogenesis | The process in which the anatomical structures of a neuron projection are generated and organized. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites. | 57 |
| GO:0007298 | border follicle cell migration | The directed movement of a border cell through the nurse cells to reach the oocyte. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 50 |
| GO:0045214 | sarcomere organization | The myofibril assembly process that results in the organization of muscle actomyosin into sarcomeres. The sarcomere is the repeating unit of a myofibril in a muscle cell, composed of an array of overlapping thick and thin filaments between two adjacent Z discs. | 48 |
| GO:0000904 | cell morphogenesis involved in differentiation | The change in form (cell shape and size) that occurs when relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells, tissues, or organs of the mature organism or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. | 42 |
| GO:0007281 | germ cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an immature germ cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure (gamete). A germ cell is any reproductive cell in a multicellular organism. | 41 |
| GO:0071688 | striated muscle myosin thick filament assembly | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of proteins to form the myosin-based thick filaments of myofibrils in striated muscle. | 40 |
| GO:0007528 | neuromuscular junction development | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a neuromuscular junction. | 40 |
| GO:0045665 | negative regulation of neuron differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of neuron differentiation. | 39 |
| GO:0008045 | motor neuron axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone of a motor neuron is directed to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 38 |
| GO:0007413 | axonal fasciculation | The collection of axons into a bundle of rods, known as a fascicle. | 38 |
| GO:0010976 | positive regulation of neuron projection development | Any process that increases the rate, frequency or extent of neuron projection development. Neuron projection development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites). | 37 |
| GO:0031175 | neuron projection development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites). | 37 |
| GO:0002064 | epithelial cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an epithelial cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. An epithelial cell is a cell usually found in a two-dimensional sheet with a free surface. | 36 |
| GO:0045666 | positive regulation of neuron differentiation | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of neuron differentiation. | 35 |
| GO:0048666 | neuron development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 34 |
| GO:0045664 | regulation of neuron differentiation | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of neuron differentiation. | 34 |
| GO:0007520 | myoblast fusion | A process in which non-proliferating myoblasts fuse to existing fibers or to myotubes to form new fibers. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts, gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibers. | 34 |
| GO:0042052 | rhabdomere development | The assembly and arrangement of a rhabdomere within a cell. The rhabdomere is the organelle on the apical surface of a photoreceptor cell that contains the visual pigments. | 33 |
| GO:0048675 | axon extension | Long distance growth of a single axon process involved in cellular development. | 32 |
| GO:0050770 | regulation of axonogenesis | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of axonogenesis, the generation of an axon, the long process of a neuron. | 31 |
| GO:0035315 | hair cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a hair cell. | 31 |
| GO:0030855 | epithelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell, any of the cells making up an epithelium. | 31 |
| GO:0007291 | sperm individualization | The resolution of the male germline syncytium or cyst into individual gametes by packaging each spermatid into its own plasma membrane. | 31 |
| GO:0030241 | skeletal muscle myosin thick filament assembly | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of proteins to form the myosin-based thick filaments of myofibrils in skeletal muscle. | 30 |
| GO:0001708 | cell fate specification | The process involved in the specification of cell identity. Once specification has taken place, a cell will be committed to differentiate down a specific pathway if left in its normal environment. | 30 |
| GO:0051124 | synaptic growth at neuromuscular junction | The growth of a synapse at a neuromuscular junction, the site of apposition of a motor end plate and the subneural cleft of the skeletal muscle fiber that it innervates. | 30 |
| GO:0048846 | axon extension involved in axon guidance | The long distance growth of a single cell process, that is involved in the migration of an axon growth cone, where the migration is directed to a specific target site by a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 29 |
| GO:0001755 | neural crest cell migration | The characteristic movement of cells from the dorsal ridge of the neural tube to a variety of locations in a vertebrate embryo. | 28 |
| GO:0030437 | ascospore formation | The process in which cells that are products of meiosis acquire the specialized features of ascospores. Ascospores are generally found in clusters of four or eight spores within a single mother cell, the ascus, and are characteristic of the ascomycete fungi (phylum Ascomycota). | 28 |
| GO:0045165 | cell fate commitment | The commitment of cells to specific cell fates and their capacity to differentiate into particular kinds of cells. Positional information is established through protein signals that emanate from a localized source within a cell (the initial one-cell zygote) or within a developmental field. | 28 |
| GO:0031290 | retinal ganglion cell axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone of a retinal ganglion cell (RGC) is directed to its target in the brain in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 28 |
| GO:0048663 | neuron fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a neuron. | 27 |
| GO:0050767 | regulation of neurogenesis | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of neurogenesis, the origin and formation of neurons. | 27 |
| GO:0060122 | inner ear receptor stereocilium organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a stereocilium. A stereocilium is an actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of inner ear receptor cells. | 27 |
| GO:0001649 | osteoblast differentiation | The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an osteoblast, a mesodermal or neural crest cell that gives rise to bone. | 26 |
| GO:0009860 | pollen tube growth | Growth of pollen via tip extension of the intine wall. | 26 |
| GO:0048814 | regulation of dendrite morphogenesis | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of dendrite morphogenesis. | 26 |
| GO:0016322 | neuron remodeling | The developmentally regulated remodeling of neuronal projections such as pruning to eliminate the extra dendrites and axons projections set up in early stages of nervous system development. | 26 |
| GO:0030239 | myofibril assembly | Formation of myofibrils, the repeating units of striated muscle. | 26 |
| GO:0030718 | germ-line stem cell maintenance | Any process involved in preventing uncommitted germ-line stem cells from differentiating as another cell type. | 25 |
| GO:0019827 | stem cell maintenance | The process in which an organism retains a population of stem cells, preventing the commitment of all stem cell progeny to a differentiated cell fate. | 25 |
| GO:0016358 | dendrite development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the dendrite over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A dendrite is a freely branching protoplasmic process of a nerve cell. | 25 |
| GO:0035019 | somatic stem cell maintenance | The process in which an organism retains a population of somatic stem cells, undifferentiated cells in the embryo or adult which can undergo unlimited division and give rise to cell types of the body other than those of the germ-line. | 24 |
| GO:0045451 | pole plasm oskar mRNA localization | Any process in which oskar mRNA is transported to, or maintained in, the oocyte pole plasm. | 24 |
| GO:0030099 | myeloid cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of any cell of the myeloid leukocyte, megakaryocyte, thrombocyte, or erythrocyte lineages. | 24 |
| GO:0008103 | oocyte microtubule cytoskeleton polarization | Establishment and maintenance of a specific axis of polarity of the oocyte microtubule network. The axis is set so that the minus and plus ends of the microtubules of the mid stage oocyte are positioned along the anterior cortex and at the posterior pole, respectively. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 24 |
| GO:0008347 | glial cell migration | The orderly movement of a glial cell, non-neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition, maintain homeostasis, form myelin, and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system. | 23 |
| GO:0050873 | brown fat cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a brown adipocyte, an animal connective tissue cell involved in adaptive thermogenesis. Brown adipocytes contain multiple small droplets of triglycerides and a high number of mitochondria. | 23 |
| GO:0055003 | cardiac myofibril assembly | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cardiac myofibril over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A cardiac myofibril is a myofibril specific to cardiac muscle cells. | 22 |
| GO:0030216 | keratinocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a keratinocyte. | 22 |
| GO:0046843 | dorsal appendage formation | Establishment of the dorsal filaments, elaborate specializations of the chorion that protrude from the anterior end of the egg and facilitate embryonic respiration. | 22 |
| GO:0030240 | skeletal muscle thin filament assembly | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of proteins to form the actin-based thin filaments of myofibrils in skeletal muscle. | 22 |
| GO:0034446 | substrate adhesion-dependent cell spreading | The morphogenetic process that results in flattening of a cell as a consequence of its adhesion to a substrate. | 22 |
| GO:0002062 | chondrocyte differentiation | The process in which a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage. | 22 |
| GO:0001570 | vasculogenesis | The differentiation of endothelial cells from progenitor cells during blood vessel development, and the de novo formation of blood vessels and tubes. | 21 |
| GO:0007501 | mesodermal cell fate specification | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a mesoderm cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 21 |
| GO:0010977 | negative regulation of neuron projection development | Any process that decreases the rate, frequency or extent of neuron projection development. Neuron projection development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites). | 20 |
| GO:0016199 | axon midline choice point recognition | The recognition of molecules at the central nervous system midline choice point by an axon growth cone; this choice point determines whether the growth cone will cross the midline. | 20 |
| GO:0050768 | negative regulation of neurogenesis | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of neurogenesis, the origin and formation of neurons. | 20 |
| GO:0048741 | skeletal muscle fiber development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the skeletal muscle fiber over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Muscle fibers are formed by the maturation of myotubes. They can be classed as slow, intermediate/fast or fast. | 20 |
| GO:0002052 | positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation | Any process that activates or increases the rate of neuroblast proliferation. | 18 |
| GO:0051146 | striated muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a striated muscle cell; striated muscle fibers are divided by transverse bands into striations, and cardiac and voluntary muscle are types of striated muscle. | 18 |
| GO:0048935 | peripheral nervous system neuron development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron whose cell body is located in the peripheral nervous system, from initial commitment of the cell to a neuronal fate, to the fully functional differentiated neuron. | 18 |
| GO:0001737 | establishment of imaginal disc-derived wing hair orientation | Orientation of hairs in the imaginal disc-derived wing along a proximal-distal axis, such that each cell of the wing produces one wing hair which points in a distal direction. | 18 |
| GO:0048469 | cell maturation | A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a cell to attain its fully functional state. | 18 |
| GO:0035914 | skeletal muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a skeletal muscle cell, a somatic cell located in skeletal muscle. | 18 |
| GO:0045467 | R7 cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R7 photoreceptor over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The R7 photoreceptor is the last photoreceptor to develop in the ommatidium. | 17 |
| GO:0055059 | asymmetric neuroblast division | The process resulting in the physical partitioning and separation of a neuroblast into two daughter cells with different developmental potentials. | 17 |
| GO:0042692 | muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a muscle cell. | 17 |
| GO:0071542 | dopaminergic neuron differentiation | The process in which a neuroblast acquires the specialized structural and functional features of a dopaminergic neuron, a neuron that secretes dopamine. | 17 |
| GO:0045167 | asymmetric protein localization involved in cell fate determination | Any process in which a protein is transported to, or maintained in, a specific asymmetric distribution, resulting in the formation of daughter cells of different types. | 16 |
| GO:0010975 | regulation of neuron projection development | Any process that modulates the rate, frequency or extent of neuron projection development. Neuron projection development is the process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron projection over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites (collectively called neurites). | 16 |
| GO:0042462 | eye photoreceptor cell development | Development of a photoreceptor, a sensory cell in the eye that reacts to the presence of light. They usually contain a pigment that undergoes a chemical change when light is absorbed, thus stimulating a nerve. | 16 |
| GO:0030707 | ovarian follicle cell development | The process that occurs during oogenesis involving the ovarian follicle cells, somatic cells which surround the germ cells of an ovary. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 16 |
| GO:0009913 | epidermal cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epidermal cell, any of the cells making up the epidermis. | 16 |
| GO:0021953 | central nervous system neuron differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron whose cell body resides in the central nervous system. | 16 |
| GO:0001709 | cell fate determination | A process involved in cell fate commitment. Once determination has taken place, a cell becomes committed to differentiate down a particular pathway regardless of its environment. | 16 |
| GO:0030218 | erythrocyte differentiation | The process in which a myeloid precursor cell acquires specializes features of an erythrocyte. | 15 |
| GO:0048739 | cardiac muscle fiber development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of cardiac muscle fiber over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 15 |
| GO:0050774 | negative regulation of dendrite morphogenesis | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of dendrite morphogenesis. | 15 |
| GO:0048709 | oligodendrocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an oligodendrocyte. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell involved in myelinating the axons of neurons in the central nervous system. | 15 |
| GO:0048747 | muscle fiber development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the muscle fiber over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Muscle fibers are formed by the maturation of myotubes. They can be classed as slow, intermediate/fast or fast. | 15 |
| GO:0030318 | melanocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a melanocyte. | 15 |
| GO:0010001 | glial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a glial cell. | 15 |
| GO:0045446 | endothelial cell differentiation | The process in which a mesodermal, bone marrow or neural crest cell acquires specialized features of an endothelial cell, a thin flattened cell. A layer of such cells lines the inside surfaces of body cavities, blood vessels, and lymph vessels, making up the endothelium. | 14 |
| GO:0050773 | regulation of dendrite development | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of dendrite development. | 14 |
| GO:0060218 | hematopoietic stem cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a hematopoietic stem cell. A stem cell is a cell that retains the ability to divide and proliferate throughout life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells. | 14 |
| GO:0070983 | dendrite guidance | The process in which the migration of a dendrite is directed to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 14 |
| GO:0048665 | neuron fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a neuron in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. Upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 14 |
| GO:0050769 | positive regulation of neurogenesis | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of neurogenesis, the origin and formation of neurons. | 14 |
| GO:0008039 | synaptic target recognition | The process in which a neuronal cell in a multicellular organism interprets signals produced by potential target cells, with which it may form synapses. | 14 |
| GO:0007400 | neuroblast fate determination | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a neuroblast cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. An example of this process is found in Mus musculus. | 14 |
| GO:0001751 | compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an eye photoreceptor cell. | 14 |
| GO:0007464 | R3/R4 cell fate commitment | The process in which the R3/R4 photoreceptors commit to their cell fate. R3 and R4 are paired photoreceptors which contribute the outer rhabdomeres. | 13 |
| GO:0021522 | spinal cord motor neuron differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the ventral neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of motor neurons. Motor neurons innervate an effector (muscle or glandular) tissue and are responsible for transmission of motor impulses from the brain to the periphery. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 13 |
| GO:0050772 | positive regulation of axonogenesis | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of axonogenesis. | 13 |
| GO:0021527 | spinal cord association neuron differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of association neurons. Association neurons are cells located in the dorsal portion of the spinal cord that integrate sensory input. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 13 |
| GO:0007405 | neuroblast proliferation | The expansion of a neuroblast population by cell division. A neuroblast is any cell that will divide and give rise to a neuron. | 13 |
| GO:0007412 | axon target recognition | The process in which an axon recognizes and binds to a set of cells with which it may form stable connections. | 13 |
| GO:0007465 | R7 cell fate commitment | The process in which the R7 photoreceptor commits to its cell fate. The R7 receptor contributes the central part of the rhabdomere in the apical parts of the ommatidium. | 13 |
| GO:0048769 | sarcomerogenesis | The process in which sarcomeres are added in series within a fiber. | 12 |
| GO:0043935 | sexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore | The formation of spores derived from the products of meiosis. A cellular spore is a cell form that can be used for dissemination, for survival of adverse conditions because of its heat and dessication resistance, and/or for reproduction. | 12 |
| GO:0014019 | neuroblast development | The process aimed at the progression of a neuroblast over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific state, to the mature neuroblast. It does not include processes where the neuroblast turns into a glial cell or a neuron. | 12 |
| GO:0014033 | neural crest cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neural crest cell. | 12 |
| GO:0021954 | central nervous system neuron development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron whose cell body is located in the central nervous system, from initial commitment of the cell to a neuronal fate, to the fully functional differentiated neuron. | 12 |
| GO:0033077 | T cell differentiation in thymus | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a T cell via a differentiation pathway dependent upon transit through the thymus. | 12 |
| GO:0021952 | central nervous system projection neuron axonogenesis | Generation of a long process of a CNS neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body towards target cells in a different central nervous system region. | 12 |
| GO:0050872 | white fat cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a white adipocyte, an animal connective tissue cell involved in energy storage. White adipocytes have cytoplasmic lipids arranged in a unique vacuole. | 12 |
| GO:0008594 | photoreceptor cell morphogenesis | The process in which the structures of a photoreceptor cell are generated and organized. This process occurs while the initially relatively unspecialized cell is acquiring the specialized features of a photoreceptor cell, a sensory cell that reacts to the presence of light. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 12 |
| GO:0001556 | oocyte maturation | A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for an oocyte to attain its fully functional state. Oocyte maturation commences after reinitiation of meiosis commonly starting with germinal vesicle breakdown, and continues up to the second meiotic arrest prior to fertilization. | 12 |
| GO:0060857 | establishment of glial blood-brain barrier | Establishment of the glial barrier between the blood and the brain. The glial cells in the brain are packed tightly together preventing the passage of most molecules from the blood into the brain. Only lipid soluble molecules or those that are actively transported can pass through the blood-brain barrier. | 12 |
| GO:0007312 | oocyte nucleus migration involved in oocyte dorsal/ventral axis specification | The directed movement of the oocyte nucleus within the cell as part of the establishment and maintenance of the dorsal/ventral axis of the oocyte. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 12 |
| GO:0048667 | cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation | The process in which the structures of a neuron are generated and organized. This process occurs while the initially relatively unspecialized cell is acquiring the specialized features of a neuron. | 12 |
| GO:0003382 | epithelial cell morphogenesis | The change in form that occurs when an epithelial cell progresses from its initial formation to its mature state. | 12 |
| GO:0042675 | compound eye cone cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a compound eye cone cell, a cone-shaped cell, that focuses light in a compound eye. | 11 |
| GO:0045200 | establishment of neuroblast polarity | The specification and formation of the apicobasal polarity of a neuroblast cell, a progenitor of the central nervous system. | 11 |
| GO:0001714 | endodermal cell fate specification | The cell fate determination process that results in a cell becoming capable of differentiating autonomously into an endoderm cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 11 |
| GO:0042066 | perineurial glial growth | Glial cell growth that occurs in the perineurium, a cell layer that ensheaths projections of peripheral nerves, such as motor axons. | 11 |
| GO:0045198 | establishment of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity | The specification and formation of the apicobasal polarity of an epithelial cell. | 11 |
| GO:0021782 | glial cell development | The process aimed at the progression of a glial cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 11 |
| GO:0001837 | epithelial to mesenchymal transition | A transition where an epithelial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell. | 11 |
| GO:0016360 | sensory organ precursor cell fate determination | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a sensory organ precursor cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 11 |
| GO:0033563 | dorsal/ventral axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone is directed to a specific target site along the dorsal-ventral body axis in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. The dorsal/ventral axis is defined by a line that runs orthogonal to both the anterior/posterior and left/right axes. The dorsal end is defined by the upper or back side of an organism. The ventral end is defined by the lower or front side of an organism. | 10 |
| GO:0070593 | dendrite self-avoidance | The process in which dendrites recognize and avoid contact with sister dendrites from the same cell. | 10 |
| GO:0072144 | glomerular mesangial cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a glomerular mesangial cell in the kidney over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 10 |
| GO:0007406 | negative regulation of neuroblast proliferation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the proliferation of neuroblasts. | 10 |
| GO:0048708 | astrocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an astrocyte. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of glial cell. Astrocytes provide support for neurons and regulate the environment in which they function. | 10 |
| GO:0021879 | forebrain neuron differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron that will reside in the forebrain. | 10 |
| GO:0035317 | imaginal disc-derived wing hair organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of an imaginal disc-derived wing hair. A wing hair is an actin-rich, polarized, non-sensory apical projection that protrudes from each of the approximately 30,000 wing epithelial cells. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 10 |
| GO:0007493 | endodermal cell fate determination | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an endoderm cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 10 |
| GO:0042694 | muscle cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a muscle cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 10 |
| GO:0045445 | myoblast differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a myoblast. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts, gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into striated muscle fibers. | 10 |
| GO:0021834 | chemorepulsion involved in embryonic olfactory bulb interneuron precursor migration | The creation and reception of signals that guide olfactory bulb interneuron precursors down concentration gradients towards the olfactory bulb. | 10 |
| GO:0045444 | fat cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an adipocyte, an animal connective tissue cell specialized for the synthesis and storage of fat. | 10 |
| GO:0021831 | embryonic olfactory bulb interneuron precursor migration | The directed movement of individual interneuron precursors during the embryonic development of the olfactory bulb. | 10 |
| GO:0050771 | negative regulation of axonogenesis | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of axonogenesis. | 10 |
| GO:0003337 | mesenchymal to epithelial transition involved in metanephros morphogenesis | A transition where a mesenchymal cell establishes apical/basolateral polarity,forms intercellular adhesive junctions, synthesizes basement membrane components and becomes an epithelial cell that will contribute to the shaping of the metanephros. | 10 |
| GO:0045773 | positive regulation of axon extension | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of axon extension. | 10 |
| GO:0048863 | stem cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a stem cell. A stem cell is a cell that retains the ability to divide and proliferate throughout life to provide progenitor cells that can differentiate into specialized cells. | 10 |
| GO:0048235 | pollen sperm cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a haploid sperm cell within the plant gametophyte. | 9 |
| GO:0014032 | neural crest cell development | The process aimed at the progression of a neural crest cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to its specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 9 |
| GO:0014009 | glial cell proliferation | The multiplication or reproduction of glial cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. Glial cells exist throughout the nervous system, and include Schwann cells, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes among others. | 9 |
| GO:0042063 | gliogenesis | The process that results in the generation of glial cells. This includes the production of glial progenitors and their differentiation into mature glia. | 9 |
| GO:0001754 | eye photoreceptor cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a photoreceptor cell, as found in the eye, the primary visual organ of most organisms. | 9 |
| GO:0007402 | ganglion mother cell fate determination | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a ganglion mother cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 9 |
| GO:0048768 | root hair cell tip growth | Localized growth of a plant root hair tip by extension of the cell wall. | 9 |
| GO:0060487 | lung epithelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell that contributes to the epithelium of the lung. | 9 |
| GO:0014034 | neural crest cell fate commitment | The process in which a cell becomes committed to become a neural crest cell. | 9 |
| GO:0048711 | positive regulation of astrocyte differentiation | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of astrocyte differentiation. | 9 |
| GO:0060999 | positive regulation of dendritic spine development | Any process that increases the rate, frequency, or extent of dendritic spine development, the process whose specific outcome is the progression of the dendritic spine over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 9 |
| GO:0072499 | photoreceptor cell axon guidance | The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of a photoreceptor cell axon growth cone to its target in the optic lobe in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 9 |
| GO:0048715 | negative regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of oligodendrocyte differentiation. | 9 |
| GO:0030727 | germarium-derived female germ-line cyst formation | Formation, in a germarium, of a group of interconnected cells derived from a single female gonial founder cell (a cystoblast). The germarium is the most anterior portion of an insect ovariole. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 9 |
| GO:0030713 | ovarian follicle cell stalk formation | Development of ovarian follicle cells to create the interfollicular stalks that connect the egg chambers of progressive developmental stages. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 9 |
| GO:0046534 | positive regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation | 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. | 9 |
| GO:0021521 | ventral spinal cord interneuron specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a ventral spinal cord interneuron in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. | 8 |
| GO:0007318 | pole plasm protein localization | Any process in which a protein is transported to, or maintained in, the oocyte pole plasm. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 8 |
| GO:0055007 | cardiac muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a cardiac muscle precursor cell acquires specialized features of a cardiac muscle cell. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. | 8 |
| GO:0055015 | ventricular cardiac muscle cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a ventricular cardiac muscle cell over time, from its formation to the mature state. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. The ventricle is the part of the heart that pumps blood out of the organ. | 8 |
| GO:0048864 | stem cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the stem cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to its specific fate. | 8 |
| GO:0046667 | compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death | Programmed cell death that occurs in the retina to remove excess cells between ommatidia, thus resulting in a hexagonal lattice, precise with respect to cell number and position surrounding each ommatidium. | 8 |
| GO:0042078 | germ-line stem cell division | The self-renewing division of a germline stem cell to produce a daughter stem cell and a daughter germ cell, which will divide to form the gametes. | 8 |
| GO:0030435 | sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a cellular spore, a cell form that can be used for dissemination, for survival of adverse conditions because of its heat and dessication resistance, and/or for reproduction. | 8 |
| GO:0021913 | regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in ventral spinal cord interneuron specification | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter that results in the commitment of a cell to become an interneuron in the ventral spinal cord. | 8 |
| GO:0042491 | auditory receptor cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an auditory hair cell. | 8 |
| GO:0021912 | regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in spinal cord motor neuron fate specification | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter that results the commitment of a cell to become a motor neuron in the ventral spinal cord. | 8 |
| GO:0021514 | ventral spinal cord interneuron differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of ventral spinal cord interneurons. Ventral spinal cord interneurons are cells located in the ventral portion of the spinal cord that transmit signals between sensory and motor neurons and are required for reflexive responses. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 8 |
| GO:0060235 | lens induction in camera-type eye | Signaling at short range between the head ectoderm and the optic vesicle that results in the head ectoderm forming a lens. | 8 |
| GO:0014029 | neural crest formation | The formation of the specialized region of ectoderm between the neural ectoderm (neural plate) and non-neural ectoderm. The neural crest gives rise to the neural crest cells that migrate away from this region as neural tube formation procedes. | 8 |
| GO:0030476 | ascospore wall assembly | The aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form an ascospore wall. During sporulation in Ascomycota, each ascospore nucleus becomes surrounded by a specialized spore wall, formed by deposition of spore wall components in the lumenal space between the outer and inner leaflets of the prospore membrane. An example of this process is found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. | 8 |
| GO:0048599 | oocyte development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an oocyte over time, from initial commitment of the cell to its specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 8 |
| GO:0003357 | noradrenergic neuron differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an noradrenergic neuron, a neuron that secretes noradrenaline. | 8 |
| GO:0048841 | regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of axon extension involved in axon guidance. | 8 |
| GO:0014036 | neural crest cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a neural crest cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 8 |
| GO:0060061 | Spemann organizer formation | Formation of the specialized region on the dorsalmost side of the embryo that acts as the main signaling center establishing the vertebrate body plan. | 8 |
| GO:0030217 | T cell differentiation | 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. | 8 |
| GO:0002076 | osteoblast development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an osteoblast over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Osteoblast development does not include the steps involved in committing a cranial neural crest cell or an osteoprogenitor cell to an osteoblast fate. An osteoblast is a cell that gives rise to bone. | 8 |
| GO:0014044 | Schwann cell development | The process aimed at the progression of a Schwann cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. Schwann cells are found in the peripheral nervous system, where they insulate neurons and axons, and regulate the environment in which neurons function. | 7 |
| GO:0014813 | satellite cell commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a satellite cell. | 7 |
| GO:0030225 | macrophage differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized monocyte acquires the specialized features of a macrophage. | 7 |
| GO:0035051 | cardiocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cell that will form part of the cardiac organ of an individual. | 7 |
| GO:0050775 | positive regulation of dendrite morphogenesis | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of dendrite morphogenesis. | 7 |
| GO:0007521 | muscle cell fate determination | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a muscle cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 7 |
| GO:0007294 | germarium-derived oocyte fate determination | The cell fate determination process in which a germarium-derived cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an oocyte cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 7 |
| GO:0060856 | establishment of blood-brain barrier | Establishment of the barrier between the blood and the brain. The cells in the brain are packed tightly together preventing the passage of most molecules from the blood into the brain. Only lipid soluble molecules or those that are actively transported can pass through the blood-brain barrier. | 7 |
| GO:0060253 | negative regulation of glial cell proliferation | Any process that stops or decreases the rate or extent of glial cell proliferation. | 7 |
| GO:0042051 | compound eye photoreceptor development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a light-responsive receptor in the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 7 |
| GO:0007309 | oocyte axis specification | The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of an axis in the oocyte. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 7 |
| GO:0021515 | cell differentiation in spinal cord | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells of the spinal cord. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 7 |
| GO:0002063 | chondrocyte development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a chondrocyte over time, from its commitment to its mature state. Chondrocyte development does not include the steps involved in committing a chondroblast to a chondrocyte fate. | 7 |
| GO:0031424 | keratinization | The process in which the cytoplasm of the outermost cells of the vertebrate epidermis is replaced by keratin. Keratinization occurs in the stratum corneum, feathers, hair, claws, nails, hooves, and horns. | 7 |
| GO:0022011 | myelination in peripheral nervous system | The process in which neuronal axons and dendrites become coated with a segmented lipid-rich sheath (myelin) to enable faster and more energetically efficient conduction of electrical impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier. | 7 |
| GO:0030381 | chorion-containing eggshell pattern formation | The regionalization process that gives rise to the structural pattern of a chorion-containing eggshell such as those found in insects. | 7 |
| GO:0003323 | type B pancreatic cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a type B pancreatic cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A type B pancreatic cell is a cell located towards center of the islets of Langerhans that secretes insulin. | 7 |
| GO:0003334 | keratinocyte development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a keratinocyte over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 7 |
| GO:0021778 | oligodendrocyte cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an oligodendrocyte in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. Upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 7 |
| GO:0010002 | cardioblast differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized mesodermal cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cardioblast. A cardioblast is a cardiac precursor cell. It is a cell that has been committed to a cardiac fate, but will undergo more cell division rather than terminally differentiating. | 7 |
| GO:0035225 | determination of genital disc primordium | Allocation of embryonic cells to the genital imaginal disc founder populations. Early in development at the blastoderm stage, the anlage of the genital disc of both sexes consists of three primordia: the female genital primoridum lcoated anteriorly, the anal primoridum located posteriorly, and the male gential primordium between the two. | 6 |
| GO:0048132 | female germ-line stem cell division | The self-renewing division of a germline stem cell in the female gonad, to produce a daughter stem cell and a daughter germ cell, which will divide to form the female gametes. | 6 |
| GO:0021960 | anterior commissure morphogenesis | Generation of a long process of a CNS neuron, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in one half of the cerebral cortex towards target cells in the contralateral half. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the anterior commissure, a small midline fiber tract that lies at the anterior end of the corpus callosum. | 6 |
| GO:0007438 | oenocyte development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the oenocyte over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The oenocytes are large secretory cells found in clusters underlying the epidermis of larval abdominal segments. | 6 |
| GO:0021902 | commitment of neuronal cell to specific neuron type in forebrain | The commitment of neuronal precursor cells to become specialized types of neurons in the forebrain. | 6 |
| GO:0007516 | hemocyte development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the hemocyte over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Hemocytes are blood cells associated with a hemocoel (the cavity containing most of the major organs of the arthropod body) which are involved in defense and clotting of hemolymph, but not involved in transport of oxygen. | 6 |
| GO:0021884 | forebrain neuron development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a neuron that resides in the forebrain, from its initial commitment to its fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 6 |
| GO:0007290 | spermatid nucleus elongation | The change in shape of the spermatid nucleus from a spherical structure to an elongated organelle, during the latter part of spermatid differentiation. | 6 |
| GO:0031103 | axon regeneration | The regrowth of axons following their loss or damage. | 6 |
| GO:0048821 | erythrocyte development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an erythrocyte over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 6 |
| GO:0060231 | mesenchymal to epithelial transition | A transition where a mesenchymal cell establishes apical/basolateral polarity, forms intercellular adhesive junctions, synthesizes basement membrane components and becomes an epithelial cell. | 6 |
| GO:0014010 | Schwann cell proliferation | The multiplication or reproduction of Schwann cells, resulting in the expansion of their population. Schwann cells are a type of glial cell in the peripheral nervous system. | 6 |
| GO:0030517 | negative regulation of axon extension | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of axon outgrowth. | 6 |
| GO:0031321 | ascospore-type prospore assembly | During ascospore formation, the process in which each haploid nucleus becomes encapsulated by a double membrane. | 6 |
| GO:0010090 | trichome morphogenesis | The process in which the structures of a hair cell (trichome) cell are generated and organized. This process occurs while the initially relatively unspecialized epidermal cell is acquiring the specialized features of a hair cell. An example of this process is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. | 6 |
| GO:0002051 | osteoblast fate commitment | The commitment of mesenchymal cells to the specific cell fate of an osteoblast. An osteoblast is a bone-forming cell which secretes an extracellular matrix. Hydroxyapatite crystals are then deposited into the matrix to form bone. | 6 |
| GO:0060913 | cardiac cell fate determination | The process involved in cardiac cell fate commitment. Once determination has taken place, a cell becomes committed to differentiate down a particular pathway regardless of its environment. | 6 |
| GO:0048134 | germ-line cyst formation | Formation of a group of interconnected cells derived from a single gonial founder cell. | 6 |
| GO:0035318 | imaginal disc-derived wing hair outgrowth | Extrusion of a cellular projection from the apical membrane of an epithelial cell in an imaginal disc-derived wing. Outgrowth initiates approximately 35 hours after puparium formation from the distal side of the cell, and at this stage the cellular extension is termed a prehair. | 6 |
| GO:0048240 | sperm capacitation | A process required for sperm to reach fertilization competence. Sperm undergo an incompletely understood series of morphological and molecular maturational processes, termed capacitation, involving, among other processes, protein tyrosine phosphorylation and increased intracellular calcium. | 6 |
| GO:0060009 | Sertoli cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a Sertoli cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a Sertoli cell fate. | 6 |
| GO:0060113 | inner ear receptor cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of inner ear receptor cells. Inner ear receptor cells are mechanorecptors found in the inner ear responsible for transducing signals involved in balance and sensory perception of sound. | 6 |
| GO:0035320 | imaginal disc-derived wing hair site selection | Determination of the site in the cell of an imaginal disc-derived wing at which a prehair initiates outgrowth. Restriction of prehair initiation to the distalmost part of a cell is essential to ensure that each wing epithelial cell produces one adult hair that points distally. | 6 |
| GO:0048767 | root hair elongation | The process in which the root hair grows longer. | 6 |
| GO:0021918 | regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in somatic motor neuron fate commitment | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter that contributes to the commitment of spinal cord motor neurons to specific motor neuron types along the anterior-posterior axis. | 6 |
| GO:0043704 | photoreceptor cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a photoreceptor cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. Upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 6 |
| GO:0007279 | pole cell formation | Formation of a small group of cells (pole cells) at the posterior pole of the insect blastula. They are the first cells to cellularize after the arrival of nuclei at the end of the syncytial blastula stage and are the precursors to the insect germ cells. | 6 |
| GO:0071340 | skeletal muscle acetylcholine-gated channel clustering | The accumulation of acetylcholine-gated cation channels in a narrow, central region of muscle fibers, in apposition to nerve terminals. | 6 |
| GO:0002093 | auditory receptor cell morphogenesis | Any process that alters the size or shape of an auditory receptor cell. | 6 |
| GO:0048664 | neuron fate determination | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a neuron regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 6 |
| GO:0045500 | sevenless signaling pathway | A series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of an extracellular ligand to sevenless (sev; a receptor tyrosine kinase) on the surface of a target cell, and ending with regulation of a downstream cellular process, e.g. transcription. | 6 |
| GO:0060119 | inner ear receptor cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an inner ear receptor cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a specific fate. | 6 |
| GO:0021707 | cerebellar granule cell differentiation | The process in which neuroblasts acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the mature cerebellar granule cell. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a neuroblast to a granule cell fate. A granule cell is a glutamatergic interneuron found in the cerebellar cortex. | 6 |
| GO:0003322 | pancreatic A cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a pancreatic A cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A pancreatic A cell is a cell in the pancreas that secretes glucagon. | 6 |
| GO:0014013 | regulation of gliogenesis | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of gliogenesis, the formation of mature glia. | 5 |
| GO:0060574 | intestinal epithelial cell maturation | The developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a columna/cuboidal epithelial cell of the intestine to attain its fully functional state. A columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell of the intestine mature as they migrate from the intestinal crypt to the villus. | 5 |
| GO:0048714 | positive regulation of oligodendrocyte differentiation | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of oligodendrocyte differentiation. | 5 |
| GO:0007307 | eggshell chorion gene amplification | Amplification by up to 60-fold of the loci containing the chorion gene clusters. Amplification is necessary for the rapid synthesis of chorion proteins by the follicle cells, and occurs by repeated firing of one or more origins located within each gene cluster. | 5 |
| GO:0060164 | regulation of timing of neuron differentiation | The process controlling the activation and/or rate at which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires features of a neuron. | 5 |
| GO:0060219 | camera-type eye photoreceptor cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a photoreceptor cell in a camera-type eye. | 5 |
| GO:0014003 | oligodendrocyte development | The process aimed at the progression of an oligodendrocyte over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. An oligodendrocyte is a type of glial cell involved in myelinating the axons in the central nervous system. | 5 |
| GO:0033327 | Leydig cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a Leydig cell. A Leydig cell is a testosterone-secreting cell in the interstitial area, between the seminiferous tubules, in the testis. | 5 |
| GO:0001829 | trophectodermal cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a trophectoderm cell. | 5 |
| GO:0007308 | oocyte construction | The synthesis, deposition, and organization of the materials in a cell of an ovary; where the cell can then undergo meiosis and form an ovum. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 5 |
| GO:0060575 | intestinal epithelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell of the intestine. | 5 |
| GO:0007314 | oocyte anterior/posterior axis specification | Polarization of the oocyte along its anterior-posterior axis. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 5 |
| GO:0048866 | stem cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a stem cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. Upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 5 |
| GO:0007310 | oocyte dorsal/ventral axis specification | The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of the dorsal/ventral axis of the oocyte. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 5 |
| GO:0050935 | iridophore differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an iridophore. Iridophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain guanidine or other purine crystals deposited in stacks called reflecting platets or iridisomes. This gives them a silver, gold, or iridescent appearance. | 5 |
| GO:0007403 | glial cell fate determination | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a glial cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 5 |
| GO:0016200 | synaptic target attraction | The process in which a neuronal cell in a multicellular organism recognizes chemoattractant signals from, and grows towards, potential targets. | 5 |
| GO:0045161 | neuronal ion channel clustering | The process in which voltage-gated ion channels become localized to distinct subcellular domains in the neuron. Specific targeting, clustering, and maintenance of these channels in their respective domains are essential to achieve high conduction velocities of action potential propagation. | 5 |
| GO:0072162 | metanephric mesenchymal cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the mesenchymal cells of the metanephros as it progresses from its formation to the mature state. | 5 |
| GO:0030098 | lymphocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized precursor cell acquires specialized features of a lymphocyte. A lymphocyte is a leukocyte commonly found in the blood and lymph that has the characteristics of a large nucleus, a neutral staining cytoplasm, and prominent heterochromatin. | 5 |
| GO:0021872 | forebrain generation of neurons | The process in which nerve cells are generated in the forebrain. This includes the production of neuroblasts from and their differentiation into neurons. | 5 |
| GO:0030220 | platelet formation | The process in which platelets bud from long processes extended by megakaryocytes. | 5 |
| GO:0003383 | apical constriction | The actin-mediated process that results in the contraction of the apical end of a polarized columnar epithelial cell. | 5 |
| GO:0048762 | mesenchymal cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mesenchymal cell. A mesenchymal cell is a loosely associated cell that is part of the connective tissue in an organism. Mesenchymal cells give rise to more mature connective tissue cell types. | 5 |
| GO:0060018 | astrocyte fate commitment | The commitment of a cells to a specific astrocyte fate and its restriction to develop only into an astrocyte. | 5 |
| GO:0055002 | striated muscle cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a striated muscle cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Striated muscle cells contain fibers that are divided by transverse bands into striations, and cardiac and skeletal muscle are types of striated muscle. | 5 |
| GO:0045676 | regulation of R7 cell differentiation | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of R7 differentiation. | 5 |
| GO:0042461 | photoreceptor cell development | Development of a photoreceptor, a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. | 5 |
| GO:0042693 | muscle cell fate commitment | The process in which the cellular identity of muscle cells is acquired and determined. | 5 |
| GO:0042676 | compound eye cone cell fate commitment | The process in which the cone cells of the compound eye, the lens-secreting cells in the ommatidia, adopt pathways of differentiation that lead to the establishment of their distinct cell type. | 5 |
| GO:0045313 | rhabdomere membrane biogenesis | A process that results in the biosynthesis of constituent macromolecules, assembly, and arrangement of constituent parts of a rhabdomere membrane. | 5 |
| GO:0010623 | developmental programmed cell death | The activation of endogenous cellular processes that result in the death of a cell as part of its development. | 5 |
| GO:0014866 | skeletal myofibril assembly | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the skeletal myofibril over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A skeletal myofibril is a myofibril specific to skeletal muscle cells. | 5 |
| GO:0010078 | maintenance of root meristem identity | The process in which an organism retains a population of root meristem cells, preventing the commitment of all stem cell progeny to a differentiated cell fate. | 5 |
| GO:0010197 | polar nucleus fusion | The merging of the polar nuclei, the two nuclei contained within the same cell that are created from the mitotic division of the megaspore during angiosperm reproduction. Polar nuclear fusion takes place in the ovule, forming in the fusion nucleus and giving rise to the endosperm when fertilized. | 5 |
| GO:0060252 | positive regulation of glial cell proliferation | Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of glial cell proliferation. | 5 |
| GO:0001759 | organ induction | The interaction of two or more cells or tissues that causes them to change their fates and specify the development of an organ. | 5 |
| GO:0072034 | renal vesicle induction | Signaling at short range between cells of the ureteric bud terminus and the kidney mesenchyme that positively regulates the formation of the renal vesicle. | 5 |
| GO:0048843 | negative regulation of axon extension involved in axon guidance | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of axon extension involved in axon guidance. | 5 |
| GO:0030516 | regulation of axon extension | Any process that modulates the rate, direction or extent of axon extension. | 5 |
| GO:0060480 | lung goblet cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a lung goblet cell. A goblet cell is a cell of the epithelial lining that produces and secretes mucins. | 5 |
| GO:0001710 | mesodermal cell fate commitment | The cell differentiation process that results in commitment of a cell to become part of the mesoderm. | 5 |
| GO:0045686 | negative regulation of glial cell differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. | 5 |
| GO:0050936 | xanthophore differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a xanthophore cell. Xanthophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain pteridine and/or carotenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or xanthosomes. This makes them yellow to orange in appearance. | 5 |
| GO:0007282 | cystoblast division | Any of the rounds of incomplete mitosis undergone by a cystoblast to form a cyst of interconnected cells. | 5 |
| GO:0060290 | transdifferentiation | The conversion of a differentiated cell of one fate into a differentiated cell of another fate without first undergoing cell division or reversion to a more primitive or stem cell-like fate. | 5 |
| GO:0003256 | regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in myocardial precursor cell differentiation | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter that contributes to the differentiation of a myocardial precursor cell. | 5 |
| GO:0051663 | oocyte nucleus localization involved in oocyte dorsal/ventral axis specification | The directed movement of the nucleus to a specific location within a cell during the establishment and maintenance of the dorsal/ventral axis of the oocyte. | 4 |
| GO:0014018 | neuroblast fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a neuroblast in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. Upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 4 |
| GO:0021702 | cerebellar Purkinje cell differentiation | The process in which neuroblasts acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the mature cerebellar Purkinje cell. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a neuroblast to a Purkinje cell fate. A Purkinje cell is an inhibitory GABAergic neuron found in the cerebellar cortex that projects to the deep cerebellar nuclei and brain stem. | 4 |
| GO:0030708 | germarium-derived female germ-line cyst encapsulation | Formation of a single follicular epithelium around the germ-line derived cells of a cyst formed in the germarium. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 4 |
| GO:0060836 | lymphatic endothelial cell differentiation | The process in which a venous blood vessel endothelial cell acquires specialized features of a lymphatic vessel endothelial cell, a thin flattened cell that lines the inside surfaces of lymph vessels. | 4 |
| GO:0035854 | eosinophil fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a eosinophil cell. A eosinophil is any of the immature or mature forms of a granular leukocyte with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by one or more slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and which can be stained by the dye eosin. | 4 |
| GO:0061001 | regulation of dendritic spine morphogenesis | Any process that modulates the rate, frequency, or extent of dendritic spine morphogenesis, the process in which the anatomical structures of a dendritic spine are generated and organized. A dendritic spine is a protrusion from a dendrite and a specialized subcellular compartment involved in synaptic transmission. | 4 |
| GO:0060221 | retinal rod cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a retinal rod cell. | 4 |
| GO:0030224 | monocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a monocyte. | 4 |
| GO:0048627 | myoblast development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the myoblast over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts, gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibers. | 4 |
| GO:0060644 | mammary gland epithelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell becomes a more specialized epithelial cell of the mammary gland. | 4 |
| GO:0001831 | trophectodermal cellular morphogenesis | The morphogenesis of trophectoderm cells. | 4 |
| GO:0061049 | cell growth involved in cardiac muscle cell development | The growth of a cardiac muscle cell, where growth contributes to the progression of the cell over time from its initial formation to its mature state. | 4 |
| GO:0021853 | cerebral cortex GABAergic interneuron migration | The migration of GABAergic interneuron precursors from the subpallium to the cerebral cortex. | 4 |
| GO:0048865 | stem cell fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a stem cell. | 4 |
| GO:0021955 | central nervous system neuron axonogenesis | Generation of a long process from a neuron whose cell body resides in the central nervous system. The process carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body towards target cells. | 4 |
| GO:0046533 | negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of photoreceptor cell differentiation. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 4 |
| GO:0022009 | central nervous system vasculogenesis | The differentiation of endothelial cells from progenitor cells during blood vessel development, and the de novo formation of blood vessels and tubes in the central nervous system. The capillary endothelial cells in the brain are specialized to form the blood-brain barrier. | 4 |
| GO:0046844 | micropyle formation | Establishment of the micropyle, a single cone-shaped specialization of the chorion that allows sperm entry into the egg prior to fertilization. | 4 |
| GO:0021523 | somatic motor neuron differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of somatic motor neurons. Somatic motor neurons innervate skeletal muscle targets and are responsible for transmission of motor impulses from the brain to the periphery. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 4 |
| GO:0061320 | pericardial nephrocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a pericardial nephrocyte. A pericardial nephrocyte is an insect renal cell that filters hemolymph and is found with other pericardial nephrocytes in two rows flanking the dorsal vessel. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state. | 4 |
| GO:0031322 | ascospore-type prospore-specific spindle pole body remodeling | A spindle pole body (SPB) organization process that takes place during the second meiotic division during ascospore formation and results in the structural reorganization of the SPB; includes the recruitment of sporulation-specific proteins to the outer plaque to form the meiotic outer plaque (MOP). | 4 |
| GO:0014834 | satellite cell maintenance involved in skeletal muscle regeneration | The process essential to maintain a ready source of satellite cells. It consists of the return of activated satellite cells to a quiescent state after proliferation to replenish the satellite cell pool. Satellite cells are quiescent cells that are located between the basal lamina and the plasmalemma of the muscle fiber, which are the main contributors to postnatal muscle growth. In adult muscle, satellite cells become activated to divide and differentiate in response to muscle damage. | 4 |
| GO:0055013 | cardiac muscle cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cardiac muscle cell over time, from its formation to the mature state. | 4 |
| GO:0021979 | hypothalamus cell differentiation | The differentiation of cells that will contribute to the structure and function of the hypothalamus. | 4 |
| GO:0070306 | lens fiber cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a lens fiber cell, any of the elongated, tightly packed cells that make up the bulk of the mature lens in the camera-type eye. The cytoplasm of a lens fiber cell is devoid of most intracellular organelles including the cell nucleus, and contains primarily crystallins, a group of water-soluble proteins expressed in vary large quantities. | 4 |
| GO:0021533 | cell differentiation in hindbrain | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the mature cells of the hindbrain. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 4 |
| GO:0060492 | lung induction | The close range interaction of two or more cells or tissues that causes the cells of the foregut to change their fates and specify the development of the lung. | 4 |
| GO:0060947 | cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell. A cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell covers the heart vasculature and lacks transverse striations in its constituent fibers. | 4 |
| GO:0048668 | collateral sprouting | The process in which outgrowths develop from the shafts of existing axons. | 4 |
| GO:0003413 | chondrocyte differentiation involved in endochondral bone morphogenesis | The process in which a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte that will contribute to the development of a bone. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage. | 4 |
| GO:0045196 | establishment or maintenance of neuroblast polarity | Any cellular process that results in the specification, formation or maintenance of the apicobasal polarity of a neuroblast cell, a progenitor of the central nervous system. | 4 |
| GO:0048712 | negative regulation of astrocyte differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of astrocyte differentiation. | 4 |
| GO:0001752 | compound eye photoreceptor fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a compound eye photoreceptor cell. A photoreceptor cell is a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation. Different classes of photoreceptor have different spectral sensitivities and express different photosensitive pigments. | 4 |
| GO:0097150 | neuronal stem cell maintenance | The process in which an organism retains a population of neuronal stem cells, undifferentiated cells that originate from the neuroectoderm and have the capacity both to perpetually self-renew without differentiating and to generate multiple types of lineage-restricted progenitors. | 4 |
| GO:0030859 | polarized epithelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a polarized epithelial cell. The polarized epithelial cell can be any of the cells within an epithelium where the epithelial sheet is oriented with respect to the planar axis. | 4 |
| GO:0003253 | cardiac neural crest cell migration involved in outflow tract morphogenesis | The orderly movement of a neural crest cell from one site to another that will contribute to the morphogenesis of the outflow tract. | 4 |
| GO:0035310 | notum cell fate specification | The process in which a cell in the larval wing imaginal disc becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a notum cell, if left in its normal environment. | 4 |
| GO:0072112 | glomerular visceral epithelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glomerular visceral epithelial cell. A glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains "feet" that interdigitate with the "feet" of other glomerular epithelial cells. | 4 |
| GO:0060008 | Sertoli cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a Sertoli cell. A Sertoli cell is a supporting cell projecting inward from the basement membrane of seminiferous tubules. | 4 |
| GO:0021895 | cerebral cortex neuron differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron residing in the cerebral cortex. | 4 |
| GO:0022010 | central nervous system myelination | The process in which neuronal axons and dendrites become coated with a segmented lipid-rich sheath (myelin) to enable faster and more energetically efficient conduction of electrical impulses. The sheath is formed by the cell membranes of oligodendrocytes in the central nervous system. Adjacent myelin segments are separated by a non-myelinated stretch of axon called a node of Ranvier. | 4 |
| GO:0048937 | lateral line nerve glial cell development | The process aimed at the progression of a lateral line glial cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 4 |
| GO:0014031 | mesenchymal cell development | The process aimed at the progression of a mesenchymal cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to its specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 4 |
| GO:0042463 | ocellus photoreceptor cell development | Development of photoreceptors, sensory cells that react to the presence of light, found in the ocellus. | 4 |
| GO:0003309 | type B pancreatic cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of a type B pancreatic cell. A type B pancreatic cell is a cell located towards center of the islets of Langerhans that secretes insulin. | 4 |
| GO:0046663 | dorsal closure, leading edge cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a leading edge cell, the dorsal-most cells of the epidermis that migrates during dorsal closure. | 4 |
| GO:0007304 | chorion-containing eggshell formation | The construction of a chorion-containing eggshell. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 3 |
| GO:0030316 | osteoclast differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized monocyte acquires the specialized features of an osteoclast. An osteoclast is a specialized phagocytic cell associated with the absorption and removal of the mineralized matrix of bone tissue. | 3 |
| GO:0060088 | auditory receptor cell stereocilium organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a stereocilium. A stereocilium is an actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of auditory hair cells. | 3 |
| GO:0042490 | mechanoreceptor differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a mechanoreceptor, a cell specialized to transduce mechanical stimuli and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. | 3 |
| GO:0044339 | canonical Wnt receptor signaling pathway involved in osteoblast differentiation | The series of molecular signals initiated by binding of a Wnt protein to a frizzled family receptor on the surface of the target cell, followed by propagation of the signal via beta-catenin, and ending with a change in transcription of target genes involved in osteoblast differentiation. | 3 |
| GO:0007299 | ovarian follicle cell-cell adhesion | The attachment of a somatic follicle cell to another somatic follicle cell or to its substratum, the germline cells. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 3 |
| GO:0003198 | epithelial to mesenchymal transition involved in endocardial cushion formation | A transition where a cardiac epithelial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell that will contribute to the formation of the endocardial cushion. | 3 |
| GO:0003311 | pancreatic D cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and functional features that characterize a pancreatic delta cell. A delta cell is a cell of the pancreas that produces somatostatin. | 3 |
| GO:0031133 | regulation of axon diameter | Any process that modulates the rate, direction or extent of axon growth such that the correct diameter is attained and maintained. | 3 |
| GO:0072148 | epithelial cell fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into an epithelial cell. | 3 |
| GO:0072193 | ureter smooth muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a smooth muscle cell in the ureter. | 3 |
| GO:0072539 | T-helper 17 cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires the specialized features of a T-helper 17 (Th17) cell. A Th17 cell is a CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell with the phenotype RORgamma-t-positive that produces IL-17. | 3 |
| GO:0070447 | positive regulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation | Any process that activates or increases the rate or extent of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation. | 3 |
| GO:0048679 | regulation of axon regeneration | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of axon regeneration. | 3 |
| GO:0048142 | germarium-derived cystoblast division | The four rounds of incomplete mitosis undergone by a cystoblast to form a 16-cell cyst of interconnected cells within a germarium. Within the cyst, one cell differentiates into an oocyte while the rest become nurse cells. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 3 |
| GO:0055012 | ventricular cardiac muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a cardiac muscle cell. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. The ventricle is the part of the heart that pumps blood out of the organ. | 3 |
| GO:0044338 | canonical Wnt receptor signaling pathway involved in mesenchymal stem cell differentiation | The series of molecular signals initiated by binding of a Wnt protein to a frizzled family receptor on the surface of the target cell, followed by propagation of the signal via beta-catenin, and ending with a change in transcription of target genes involved in mesenchymal stem cell differentiation. | 3 |
| GO:0035855 | megakaryocyte development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a megakaryocyte cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Megakaryocyte development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a megakaryocyte fate. A megakaryocyte is a giant cell 50 to 100 micron in diameter, with a greatly lobulated nucleus, found in the bone marrow. | 3 |
| GO:0042386 | hemocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the characteristics of a mature hemocyte. Hemocytes are blood cells associated with a hemocoel (the cavity containing most of the major organs of the arthropod body) which are involved in defense and clotting of hemolymph, but not involved in transport of oxygen. | 3 |
| GO:0042551 | neuron maturation | A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a neuron to attain its fully functional state. | 3 |
| GO:0032120 | ascospore-type prospore membrane assembly | The process in which the nascent membrane forms at the meiotic outer plaque and grows until closure occurs and forespores, or prospores, are formed. | 3 |
| GO:0060020 | Bergmann glial cell differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells of the neural tube give rise to Brgmann glial cells, specialized bipotential progenitors cells of the cerebellum. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 3 |
| GO:0021861 | forebrain radial glial cell differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells of the neural tube give rise to radial glial cells, specialized bipotential progenitors cells of the forebrain. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 3 |
| GO:0097028 | dendritic cell differentiation | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a dendritic cell. A dendritic cell is a leukocyte of dendritic lineage specialized in the uptake, processing, and transport of antigens to lymph nodes for the purpose of stimulating an immune response via T cell activation. | 3 |
| GO:0014038 | regulation of Schwann cell differentiation | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of Schwann cell differentiation. | 3 |
| GO:0033564 | anterior/posterior axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone is directed to a specific target site along the anterior-posterior body axis in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. The anterior-posterior axis is defined by a line that runs from the head or mouth of an organism to the tail or opposite end of the organism. | 3 |
| GO:0048894 | efferent axon development in a lateral line nerve | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an efferent axon in a lateral line nerve over time from its formation to the mature structure. This process includes axonogenesis and pathfinding of the efferent axons in any lateral line nerve. | 3 |
| GO:0014002 | astrocyte development | The process aimed at the progression of an astrocyte over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of glial cell. Astrocytes provide support for neurons and regulate the environment in which they function. | 3 |
| GO:0043936 | asexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore | The formation of a cellular spore derived from the products of mitosis. A cellular spore is a cell form that can be used for dissemination, for survival of adverse conditions because of its heat and dessication resistance, and/or for reproduction. | 3 |
| GO:0045059 | positive thymic T cell selection | The process of sparing immature T cells in the thymus which react with self-MHC protein complexes with low affinity levels from apoptotic death. | 3 |
| GO:0007288 | sperm axoneme assembly | The assembly and organization of the sperm flagellar axoneme, the bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that forms the core of the eukaryotic sperm flagellum, and is responsible for movement. | 3 |
| GO:0060838 | lymphatic endothelial cell fate commitment | The commitment of a venous blood vessel endothelial cell to a lymphatic endothelial cell fate and its capacity to differentiate into a lymphatic endothelial cell. | 3 |
| GO:0061317 | canonical Wnt receptor signaling pathway involved in cardiac muscle cell fate commitment | The series of molecular signals initiated by binding of a Wnt protein to a frizzled family receptor on the surface of the target cell, followed by propagation of the signal via beta-catenin, and ending with a change in transcription of target genes. In this pathway, the activated receptor signals via downstream effectors that result in the inhibition of beta-catenin phosphorylation, thereby preventing degradation of beta-catenin and contributing to cardiac muscle cell fate commitment. Stabilized beta-catenin can then accumulate and travel to the nucleus to trigger changes in transcription of target genes. | 3 |
| GO:0035052 | dorsal vessel aortic cell fate commitment | The commitment of dorsal vessel cardioblast cells to an aortic cell fate and their capacity to differentiate into aortic cells. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 3 |
| GO:0060997 | dendritic spine morphogenesis | The process in which the anatomical structures of a dendritic spine are generated and organized. A dendritic spine is a protrusion from a dendrite and a specialized subcellular compartment involved in synaptic transmission. | 3 |
| GO:0045060 | negative thymic T cell selection | The process of elimination of immature T cells in the thymus which react strongly with self-antigens. | 3 |
| GO:0061452 | retrotrapezoid nucleus neuron differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron whose cell body resides in the retrotrapezoid nucleus. | 3 |
| GO:0045687 | positive regulation of glial cell differentiation | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. | 3 |
| GO:0001555 | oocyte growth | The developmental growth process in which an oocyte irreversibly increases in size over time by accretion and biosynthetic production of matter similar to that already present. | 3 |
| GO:0048697 | positive regulation of collateral sprouting in absence of injury | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of collateral sprouting in the absence of injury. | 3 |
| GO:0061028 | establishment of endothelial barrier | The establishment of a barrier between endothelial cell layers, such as those in the brain, lung or intestine, to exert specific and selective control over the passage of water and solutes, thus allowing formation and maintenance of compartments that differ in fluid and solute composition. | 3 |
| GO:0060217 | hemangioblast cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the characteristics of a mature hemangioblast. Hemangioblasts are the proposed common precursor of blood and endothelial lineages. | 3 |
| GO:0007297 | ovarian follicle cell migration | The directed movement of an ovarian follicle cell that takes place during oogenesis. During egg chamber formation, follicle cells migrate to envelop the germ-line cysts and move in between cysts. At stage 10B, follicle cells migrate centripetally between the nurse cells and the oocyte, enclosing the anterior of the egg. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 3 |
| GO:0021860 | pyramidal neuron development | The progression of a pyramidal neuron from its initial formation to its mature state. | 3 |
| GO:0060374 | mast cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a mast cell. A mast cell is a cell that is found in almost all tissues containing numerous basophilic granules and capable of releasing large amounts of histamine and heparin upon activation. | 3 |
| GO:1901166 | neural crest cell migration involved in autonomic nervous system development | Any neural crest cell migration that is involved in autonomic nervous system development. | 3 |
| GO:0016325 | oocyte microtubule cytoskeleton organization | Formation and maintenance of a polarized microtubule array originating from a microtubule-organizing center (MTOC) in the oocyte. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 3 |
| GO:0042684 | cardioblast cell fate commitment | The process in which a cell becomes committed to becoming a cardioblast. A cardioblast is a cardiac precursor cell. It is a cell that has been committed to a cardiac fate, but will undergo more cell division rather than terminally differentiating. | 3 |
| GO:0045064 | T-helper 2 cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires specialized features of a T-helper 2 (Th2) cell. A Th2 cell is a CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell that has the phenotype GATA-3-positive and produces interleukin-4. | 3 |
| GO:0035887 | aortic smooth muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a smooth muscle cell surrounding the aorta. | 3 |
| GO:0046549 | retinal cone cell development | Development of a cone cell, one of the sensory cells in the eye that reacts to the presence of light. Cone cells contain the photopigment iodopsin or cyanopsin and are responsible for photopic (daylight) vision. | 3 |
| GO:0045463 | R8 cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R8 photoreceptor over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The R8 photoreceptor is the founding receptor of each ommatidium. | 3 |
| GO:0002318 | myeloid progenitor cell differentiation | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a myeloid progenitor cell. Myeloid progenitor cells include progenitor cells for any of the myeloid lineages. | 3 |
| GO:0070309 | lens fiber cell morphogenesis | The process in which the structures of a lens fiber cell are generated and organized. This process occurs while the initially relatively unspecialized cell is acquiring the specialized features of a lens fiber cell. A lens fiber cell is any of the elongated, tightly packed cells that make up the bulk of the mature lens in a camera-type eye. | 3 |
| GO:0090104 | pancreatic epsilon cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and functional features of a pancreatic epsilon cell. A pancreatic epsilon cell is a cell in the pancreas that secretes ghrelin. | 3 |
| GO:0048601 | oocyte morphogenesis | The process in which the structures of an oocyte are generated and organized. This process occurs while the initially relatively unspecialized cell is acquiring the specialized features of an oocyte. | 3 |
| GO:0035170 | lymph gland crystal cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized larval lymph gland-derived hemocyte precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a crystal cell. Crystal cells are a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph. | 3 |
| GO:0043369 | CD4-positive or CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell lineage commitment | The process in which an immature T cell commits to CD4-positive T cell lineage or the CD8-positive lineage of alpha-beta T cells. | 3 |
| GO:2000980 | regulation of inner ear receptor cell differentiation | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of inner ear receptor cell differentiation. | 3 |
| GO:0001675 | acrosome assembly | The formation of the acrosome from the spermatid Golgi. | 3 |
| GO:2000978 | negative regulation of forebrain neuron differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of forebrain neuron differentiation. | 3 |
| GO:0060998 | regulation of dendritic spine development | Any process that modulates the rate, frequency, or extent of dendritic spine development, the process whose specific outcome is the progression of the dendritic spine over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 3 |
| GO:0002521 | leukocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized hemopoietic precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a leukocyte. A leukocyte is an achromatic cell of the myeloid or lymphoid lineages capable of ameboid movement, found in blood or other tissue. | 3 |
| GO:0045201 | maintenance of neuroblast polarity | The maintenance of the apicobasal polarity of a neuroblast cell, a progenitor of the central nervous system. | 3 |
| GO:0046548 | retinal rod cell development | Development of a rod cell, one of the sensory cells in the eye that reacts to the presence of light. Rod cells contain the photopigment rhodopsin or porphyropsin and are responsible for vision in dim light. | 2 |
| GO:0048515 | spermatid differentiation | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a spermatid over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. | 2 |
| GO:2000305 | semaphorin-plexin signaling pathway involved in regulation of photoreceptor cell axon guidance | Any semaphorin-plexin signaling pathway that is involved in regulation of photoreceptor cell axon guidance. | 2 |
| GO:0060319 | primitive erythrocyte differentiation | Erythrocyte differentiation which occurs as part of the process of primitive hemopoiesis. | 2 |
| GO:0046594 | maintenance of pole plasm mRNA location | The process of maintaining mRNA in a specific location in the oocyte pole plasm. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 2 |
| GO:0033292 | T-tubule organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the T-tubule. A T-tubule is an invagination of the plasma membrane of a muscle cell that extends inward from the cell surface around each myofibril. | 2 |
| GO:0045678 | positive regulation of R7 cell differentiation | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of R7 cell differentiation. | 2 |
| GO:0030183 | B cell differentiation | 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. | 2 |
| GO:0008069 | dorsal/ventral axis specification, ovarian follicular epithelium | Polarization of the ovarian follicle cells along the dorsal/ventral axis. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 2 |
| GO:0060979 | vasculogenesis involved in coronary vascular morphogenesis | The differentiation of endothelial cells from progenitor cells that contributes to blood vessel development in the heart, and the de novo formation of blood vessels and tubes. | 2 |
| GO:0003257 | positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in myocardial precursor cell differentiation | Any process that increases the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter that contributes to the differentiation of a myocardial precursor cell. | 2 |
| GO:0030223 | neutrophil differentiation | The process in which a myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a neutrophil. | 2 |
| GO:0060486 | Clara cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a Clara cell. A Clara cell is an unciliated epithelial cell found in the respiratory and terminal bronchioles. | 2 |
| GO:0060707 | trophoblast giant cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a trophoblast giant cell of the placenta. Trophoblast giant cells are the cell of the placenta that line the maternal decidua. | 2 |
| GO:0035321 | maintenance of imaginal disc-derived wing hair orientation | Ensuring that hairs in the imaginal disc-derived wing continue to point distally during development, following the initial establishment of wing hair polarity. | 2 |
| GO:0060318 | definitive erythrocyte differentiation | Erythrocyte differentiation which occurs as part of the process of definitive hemopoiesis. | 2 |
| GO:0061101 | neuroendocrine cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a neuroendocrine cell. A neuroendocrine cell is a cell that receives input form a neuron which controls the secretion of an endocrine substance. | 2 |
| GO:0009560 | embryo sac egg cell differentiation | The process in which an uncellularized embryo sac nucleus cellularizes and acquires the specialized features of an egg cell. An example of this process is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. | 2 |
| GO:0021897 | forebrain astrocyte development | The process aimed at the progression of an astrocyte that resides in the forebrain, from initial commitment of the cell to its fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. An astrocyte is the most abundant type of glial cell. Astrocytes provide support for neurons and regulate the environment in which they function. | 2 |
| GO:0072149 | glomerular visceral epithelial cell fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a glomerular visceral epithelial cell. A glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains "feet" that interdigitate with the "feet" of other glomerular epithelial cells. | 2 |
| GO:0060561 | apoptotic process involved in morphogenesis | Any apoptotic process that contributes to the shaping of an anatomical structure. | 2 |
| GO:0060849 | regulation of transcription involved in lymphatic endothelial cell fate commitment | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter that contributes to the commitment of a venous endothelial cell to a lymphatic endothelial cell. | 2 |
| GO:0002244 | hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation | The process in which precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a hematopoietic progenitor cell, a class of cell types including myeloid progenitor cells and lymphoid progenitor cells. | 2 |
| GO:0042688 | crystal cell differentiation | The process in which a hemocyte precursor cell acquires the characteristics of a crystal cell, a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph. | 2 |
| GO:0007414 | axonal defasciculation | Separation of axons away from a bundle of axons known as a fascicle. | 2 |
| GO:0045464 | R8 cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an R8 cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 2 |
| GO:0009994 | oocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized immature germ cell acquires the specialized features of a mature female gamete. | 2 |
| GO:0060706 | cell differentiation involved in embryonic placenta development | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of the embryonic placenta. | 2 |
| GO:0060040 | retinal bipolar neuron differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a bipolar cell, the last neuron to be generated in the retina. | 2 |
| GO:0045061 | thymic T cell selection | The process of T cell selection that occurs in the thymus. | 2 |
| GO:0070073 | clustering of voltage-gated calcium channels | The process in which voltage-gated calcium channels become localized together in high densities. | 2 |
| GO:0036099 | female germ-line stem cell maintenance | Any process involved in preventing uncommitted germ-line stem cells in the female gonad from differentiating as another cell type. | 2 |
| GO:0071679 | commissural neuron axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone of a commissural neuron is directed to its target in the brain in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. | 2 |
| GO:0045315 | positive regulation of compound eye photoreceptor development | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of compound eye photoreceptor development. | 2 |
| GO:0003130 | BMP signaling pathway involved in heart induction | A series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of a member of the BMP (bone morphogenetic protein) family to a receptor on the surface of a target cell, which contributes to heart induction. | 2 |
| GO:0045162 | clustering of voltage-gated sodium channels | The process in which voltage-gated sodium channels become localized together in high densities. In animals, nodes of Ranvier differ dramatically from internodal axonal regions in very high densities of voltage-dependent sodium (Nav) channels responsible for the rapid, inward ionic currents that produce membrane depolarization. | 2 |
| GO:0007415 | defasciculation of motor neuron axon | Separation of a motor axon away from a bundle of axons known as a fascicle. | 2 |
| GO:0097084 | vascular smooth muscle cell development | The process aimed at the progression of a vascular smooth muscle cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. A vascular smooth muscle cell is a non-striated, elongated, spindle-shaped cell found lining the blood vessels. | 2 |
| GO:0046530 | photoreceptor cell differentiation | The specialization of organization of a photoreceptor, a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 2 |
| GO:0070444 | oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation | The multiplication or reproduction of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells by cell division, resulting in the expansion of their population. Oligodendrocyte progenitors give rise to oligodendrocytes, which form the insulating myelin sheath of axons in the central nervous system. | 2 |
| GO:0048674 | collateral sprouting of injured axon | The process resulting in reformation of a growth cone by the tip of an injured axon, or in collateral sprouting of the axon. Collateral sprouting is the process in which outgrowths develop from the shafts of existing axons. | 2 |
| GO:0055005 | ventricular cardiac myofibril development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the ventricular cardiac myofibril over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A cardiac myofibril is a myofibril specific to cardiac muscle cells. | 2 |
| GO:0003310 | pancreatic A cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and functional features of a pancreatic A cell. A pancreatic A cell is a cell in the pancreas that secretes glucagon. | 2 |
| GO:0060510 | Type II pneumocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a Type II pneumocyte. A Type II pneumocyte is a surfactant secreting cell that contains abundant cytoplasm containing numerous lipid-rich multilamellar bodies. | 2 |
| GO:0046552 | photoreceptor cell fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a photoreceptor cell. A photoreceptor cell is a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation. Different classes of photoreceptor have different spectral sensitivities and express different photosensitive pigments. | 2 |
| GO:0001885 | endothelial cell development | The progression of an endothelial cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 2 |
| GO:0007289 | spermatid nucleus differentiation | The specialization of the spermatid nucleus during the development of a spermatid into a mature male gamete competent for fertilization. | 2 |
| GO:0060220 | camera-type eye photoreceptor cell fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a photoreceptor cell in a camera-type eye. | 2 |
| GO:0021524 | visceral motor neuron differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of visceral motor neurons. Visceral motor neurons innervate glandular targets and are responsible for transmission of motor impulses from the brain to the periphery. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 2 |
| GO:0007306 | eggshell chorion assembly | Construction of the chorion portion of the eggshell, which comprises the channels for gas exchange in an insect eggshell. | 2 |
| GO:0051145 | smooth muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a smooth muscle cell; smooth muscle lacks transverse striations in its constituent fibers and are almost always involuntary. | 2 |
| GO:0021847 | ventricular zone neuroblast division | The proliferation of neuroblasts in the ventricular zone of the cerebral cortex. The neuronal progenitors of these cells will migrate radially. | 2 |
| GO:0060803 | BMP signaling pathway involved in mesodermal cell fate specification | A series of molecular signals initiated by the binding of a member of the BMP (bone morphogenetic protein) family to a receptor on the surface of a target cell, which contributes to a cell becoming specified to adopt a mesodermal fate. | 2 |
| GO:0021540 | corpus callosum morphogenesis | The process in which the anatomical structures of the corpus callosum are generated and organized. The corpus callosum is a thick bundle of nerve fibers comprising a commissural plate connecting the two cerebral hemispheres. It consists of contralateral axon projections that provides communications between the right and left cerebral hemispheres. | 2 |
| GO:0060956 | endocardial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of an endocardial cell. An endocardial cell is a specialized endothelial cell that makes up the endocardium portion of the heart. The endocardium is the innermost layer of tissue of the heart, and lines the heart chambers. | 2 |
| GO:0001712 | ectodermal cell fate commitment | The cell differentiation process that results in commitment of a cell to become part of the ectoderm. | 2 |
| GO:0035845 | photoreceptor cell outer segment organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level and results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of the outer segment of a photoreceptor cell, a sensory cell that reacts to the presence of light. The outer segment of the photoreceptor cell contains the light-absorbing materials. | 2 |
| GO:0060509 | Type I pneumocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a Type I pneumocyte. A type I pneumocyte is a flattened cell with greatly attenuated cytoplasm and a paucity of organelles. | 2 |
| GO:0009957 | epidermal cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an epidermal cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. | 2 |
| GO:0060923 | cardiac muscle cell fate commitment | The commitment of cells to specific cardiac muscle cell fates and their capacity to differentiate into cardiac muscle cells. Cardiac muscle cells are striated muscle cells that are responsible for heart contraction. | 2 |
| GO:0021520 | spinal cord motor neuron cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a motor neuron in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. | 2 |
| GO:0030709 | border follicle cell delamination | The delamination process that results in the splitting off of border cells from the anterior epithelium, prior to border cell migration. | 2 |
| GO:0001830 | trophectodermal cell fate commitment | The cell fate commitment of precursor cells that will become trophectoderm cells. | 2 |
| GO:0060576 | intestinal epithelial cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell of the intestine over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 2 |
| GO:0030719 | P granule organization | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of polar granules, cytoplasmic, non-membranous RNA/protein complex aggregates in the primordial germ cells of many higher eukaryotes. | 2 |
| GO:0048053 | R1/R6 development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R1 and R6 pair of photoreceptors in the eye over time, from their formation to the mature structures. R1 and R6 are paired photoreceptors that contribute to the outer rhabdomeres. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 2 |
| GO:0002329 | pre-B cell differentiation | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a pre-B cell. Pre-B cells follow the pro-B cell stage of immature B cell differentiation and undergo rearrangement of heavy chain V, D, and J gene segments. | 2 |
| GO:0035153 | epithelial cell type specification, open tracheal system | Allocation of epithelial cells within each migrating branch in an open tracheal system to distinct tracheal cell fates. During the migration phase each branch forms a well-defined number of cell types (including fusion cells, terminal cells and branch cells) at precise positions. | 2 |
| GO:0019094 | pole plasm mRNA localization | Any process in which mRNA is transported to, or maintained in, the oocyte pole plasm. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 2 |
| GO:0008065 | establishment of blood-nerve barrier | The establishment of the barrier between the perineurium of peripheral nerves and the vascular endothelium of endoneurial capillaries. The perineurium acts as a diffusion barrier, but ion permeability at the blood-nerve barrier is still higher than at the blood-brain barrier. | 2 |
| GO:0032287 | peripheral nervous system myelin maintenance | The process in which the structure and material content of mature peripheral nervous system myelin is kept in a functional state. | 1 |
| GO:0010626 | negative regulation of Schwann cell proliferation | Any process that decreases the frequency or extent of the multiplication or reproduction of Schwann cells, resulting in the expansion of their population. Schwann cells are a type of glial cell in the peripheral nervous system. | 1 |
| GO:0060931 | sinoatrial node cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a sinoatrial (SA) node cell over time, from its formation to the mature state. SA node cells are pacemaker cells that are found in the sinoatrial node. | 1 |
| GO:0045608 | negative regulation of auditory receptor cell differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of auditory hair cell differentiation. | 1 |
| GO:0030716 | oocyte fate determination | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an oocyte cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 1 |
| GO:0035311 | wing cell fate specification | The process in which a cell in the larval wing imaginal disc becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a wing cell, if left in its normal environment. | 1 |
| GO:0046845 | branched duct epithelial cell fate determination, open tracheal system | Allocation of a set number of cells to each primary branch in an open tracheal system, prior to the onset of cell migration. This establishes different domains of cells within the tracheal placode. | 1 |
| GO:0048680 | positive regulation of axon regeneration | Any process that activates, maintains or increases the rate of axon regeneration. | 1 |
| GO:0048170 | positive regulation of long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity | A process that increases long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity, the ability of neuronal synapses to change long-term as circumstances require. Long-term neuronal synaptic plasticity generally involves increase or decrease in actual synapse numbers. | 1 |
| GO:0035886 | vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a vascular smooth muscle cell. | 1 |
| GO:0048924 | posterior lateral line neuromast mantle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a posterior lateral line neuromast mantle cell. (N.B. This may be development of neuromast mantle cell type or a set of cells of neuromast mantle cell type. This will involve the change of a cell or set of cells from one cell identity to another). Mantle cells are non-sensory cells that surround the sensory strip, separating the neuromast from the epidermis. Mantle cells secrete the cupula in which the ciliary bundles of all of the hair cells are embedded. | 1 |
| GO:0007425 | epithelial cell fate determination, open tracheal system | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an epithelial cell within an open tracheal system regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. Tracheal cells are set aside as 10 clusters of approximately 80 cells on each side of the embryo (termed tracheal placodes). An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 1 |
| GO:0048914 | myelination of anterior lateral line nerve axons | The formation of compact myelin sheaths around the axons of the anterior lateral line nerve. | 1 |
| GO:0060581 | cell fate commitment involved in pattern specification | The commitment of cells to specific cell fates and their capacity to differentiate into particular kinds of cells within a field of cells that will exhibit a certain pattern of differentiation. Positional information is established through protein signals that emanate from a localized source within a developmental field resulting in specification of a cell type. Those signals are then interpreted in a cell-autonomous manner resulting in the determination of the cell type. | 1 |
| GO:0043374 | CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires specialized features of a mature CD8-positive, alpha-beta T cell. | 1 |
| GO:0048932 | myelination of posterior lateral line nerve axons | The formation of compact myelin sheaths around the axons of the posterior lateral line nerve. | 1 |
| GO:0055060 | asymmetric neuroblast division resulting in ganglion mother cell formation | Any process resulting in the physical partitioning and separation of a neuroblast into a neuroblast and a ganglion mother cell. | 1 |
| GO:0021957 | corticospinal tract morphogenesis | Generation of a long process of a pyramidal cell, that carries efferent (outgoing) action potentials from the cell body in cerebral cortex layer V towards target cells in the gray matter of the spinal cord. This axonal process is a member of those that make up the corticospinal tract. | 1 |
| GO:0061141 | lung ciliated cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a lung ciliated cell. A lung ciliated cell is a specialized lung epithelial cell that contains a motile cilium for moving substances released from lung secretory cells. | 1 |
| GO:0021889 | olfactory bulb interneuron differentiation | The process in which a neuroblast acquires specialized features of an interneuron residing in the olfactory bulb. | 1 |
| GO:0048371 | lateral mesodermal cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a lateral mesoderm cell. | 1 |
| GO:0072240 | metanephric DCT cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the distal convoluted tubule cells of the metanephros as it progresses from its formation to the mature state. | 1 |
| GO:0001711 | endodermal cell fate commitment | The cell differentiation process that results in commitment of a cell to become part of the endoderm. | 1 |
| GO:0045685 | regulation of glial cell differentiation | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of glia cell differentiation. | 1 |
| GO:0002572 | pro-T cell differentiation | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a pro-T cell. Pro-T cells are the earliest stage of the T cell lineage but are not fully committed. | 1 |
| GO:0021531 | spinal cord radial glial cell differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the ventral neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of radial glial cells. Radial cell precursors differentiate into both neuronal cell types and mature radial glial cells. Mature radial glial cells regulate the axon growth and pathfinding processes that occur during white matter patterning of the developing spinal cord. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 1 |
| GO:0097154 | GABAergic neuron differentiation | The process in which a neuroblast acquires the specialized structural and functional features of a GABAergic neuron. | 1 |
| GO:0035779 | angioblast cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of an angioblast cell. Angioblasts are one of the two products formed from hemangioblast cells (the other being pluripotent hemopoietic stem cells). | 1 |
| GO:0072311 | glomerular epithelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a glomerular epithelial cell. Glomerular epithelial cells are specialized epithelial cells that form part of the glomerulus; there are two types, glomerular parietal epithelial cells and glomerular visceral epithelial cells. | 1 |
| GO:0060528 | secretory columnal luminar epithelial cell differentiation involved in prostate glandular acinus development | The process in which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell acquires specialized features of a secretory columnal luminar epithelial cell of the prostate. | 1 |
| GO:0021529 | spinal cord oligodendrocyte cell differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of oligodendrocytes. Oligodendrocytes are non-neuronal cells. The primary function of oligodendrocytes is the myelination of nerve axons in the central nervous system. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 1 |
| GO:0002328 | pro-B cell differentiation | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a pro-B cell. Pro-B cells are the earliest stage of the B cell lineage and undergo heavy chain D and J gene rearrangements, although they are not fully committed. | 1 |
| GO:0046595 | establishment of pole plasm mRNA localization | Any process that results in the directed movement of mRNA to the oocyte pole plasm. | 1 |
| GO:0030219 | megakaryocyte differentiation | The process in which a myeloid precursor cell acquires specializes features of a megakaryocyte. | 1 |
| GO:0048923 | posterior lateral line neuromast hair cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a posterior lateral line neuromast hair cell. (N.B. This may be development of neuromast hair cell type or a set of cell of neuromast hair cell type. This will involve the change of a cell or set of cells from one cell identity to another). Hair cells are the sensory receptors of the neuromast and are located in a portion of the neuromast called the sensory strip. Each hair cell of the neuromast is morphologically polarized as a result of the relative position of the single kinocilium and the clusters of stereocilia on its apical surface. There are approximately seven hair cells within each neuromast, with each hair cell innervated by afferent and efferent neurons. | 1 |
| GO:0048343 | paraxial mesodermal cell fate commitment | The process in which a cell becomes committed to become a paraxial mesoderm cell. | 1 |
| GO:0061445 | endocardial cushion cell fate commitment | The commitment of a cell to an endocardial cushion cell fate and its capacity to differentiate into an endocardial cushion cell. | 1 |
| GO:0007462 | R1/R6 cell fate commitment | The process in which the R1/R6 photoreceptors commit to their cell fate. R1 and R6 are paired photoreceptors which contribute the outer rhabdomeres. | 1 |
| GO:0016198 | axon choice point recognition | The recognition of molecules at a choice point by an axon growth cone; at a choice point the growth cone determines the direction of its future growth. | 1 |
| GO:0061382 | Malpighian tubule tip cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a Malpighian tubule tip cell. A Malpighian tubule tip cell is a mitogenic signaling cell that controls the proliferation of its neighboring cells. | 1 |
| GO:0021836 | chemorepulsion involved in postnatal olfactory bulb interneuron migration | The creation and reception of signals that repel olfactory bulb interneurons from the subventricular zone as a component process in tangential migration. | 1 |
| GO:0060898 | eye field cell fate commitment involved in camera-type eye formation | The commitment of neurectodermal cells to cells of the eye field and their capacity to differentiate into eye field cells. Eye field cells are neurectodermal cells that will form the optic placode. | 1 |
| GO:0009912 | auditory receptor cell fate commitment | The process in which the cellular identity of auditory hair cells is acquired and determined. | 1 |
| GO:0060844 | arterial endothelial cell fate commitment | The commitment of a cell to an arterial endothelial cell fate and its capacity to differentiate into an arterial endothelial cell. | 1 |
| GO:0035165 | embryonic crystal cell differentiation | The process in which an embryonic mesoderm-derived hemocyte precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a crystal cell. Crystal cells are a class of cells that contain crystalline inclusions and are involved in the melanization of pathogenic material in the hemolymph. | 1 |
| GO:2000820 | negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in smooth muscle cell differentiation | Any negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter that is involved in smooth muscle cell differentiation. | 1 |
| GO:0097101 | blood vessel endothelial cell fate specification | The process involved in the specification of identity of a blood vessel endothelial cell. Once specification has taken place, a cell will be committed to differentiate down a specific pathway if left in its normal environment. A blood vessel endothelial cell is an endothelial cell of the vascular tree, which includes blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. | 1 |
| GO:0043011 | myeloid dendritic cell differentiation | The process in which a monocyte acquires the specialized features of a dendritic cell, an immunocompetent cell of the lymphoid and hemopoietic systems and skin. | 1 |
| GO:0021862 | early neuron differentiation in forebrain | The process in which neuroepithelial cells in the neural tube acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of neurons. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 1 |
| GO:0060809 | mesodermal to mesenchymal transition involved in gastrulation | The epithelial to mesenchymal transition process in which a mesodermal cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell as part of the process of gastrulation. | 1 |
| GO:0010026 | trichome differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized epidermal cell acquires the specialized features of a trichome cell. An example of this process is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. | 1 |
| GO:0048681 | negative regulation of axon regeneration | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of axon regeneration. | 1 |
| GO:0001828 | inner cell mass cellular morphogenesis | The morphogenesis of cells in the inner cell mass. | 1 |
| GO:0061030 | epithelial cell differentiation involved in mammary gland alveolus development | The process in which a relatively unspecialized epithelial cell becomes a more specialized epithelial cell of the mammary gland alveolus. | 1 |
| GO:0042706 | eye photoreceptor cell fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into an eye photoreceptor cell. A photoreceptor cell is a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation. Different classes of photoreceptor have different spectral sensitivities and express different photosensitive pigments. | 1 |
| GO:0060742 | epithelial cell differentiation involved in prostate gland development | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epithelial cell of the prostate gland. | 1 |
| GO:0014902 | myotube differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a myotube cell. Myotube differentiation starts with myoblast fusion and the appearance of specific cell markers (this is the cell development step). Then individual myotubes can fuse to form bigger myotubes and start to contract. Myotubes are multinucleated cells that are formed when proliferating myoblasts exit the cell cycle, differentiate and fuse. | 1 |
| GO:0003167 | atrioventricular bundle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized structural and/or functional features of a cell of the atrioventricular bundle. These cells are specialized cardiomyocytes that transmit signals from the AV node to the cardiac Purkinje fibers. | 1 |
| GO:0048677 | axon extension involved in regeneration | Long distance growth of a single axon process involved in regeneration of the neuron. | 1 |
| GO:0060317 | cardiac epithelial to mesenchymal transition | A transition where a cardiac epithelial cell loses apical/basolateral polarity, severs intercellular adhesive junctions, degrades basement membrane components and becomes a migratory mesenchymal cell. | 1 |
| GO:0030851 | granulocyte differentiation | The process in which a myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a granulocyte. Granulocytes are a class of leukocytes characterized by the presence of granules in their cytoplasm. These cells are active in allergic immune reactions such as arthritic inflammation and rashes. This class includes basophils, eosinophils and neutrophils. | 1 |
| GO:0060019 | radial glial cell differentiation | The process in which neuroepithelial cells of the neural tube give rise to radial glial cells, specialized bipotential progenitors cells of the brain. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 1 |
| GO:0007313 | maternal specification of dorsal/ventral axis, oocyte, soma encoded | Polarization of the oocyte along the dorsal-ventral axis, by a gene product encoded by somatic cells. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 1 |
| GO:0060117 | auditory receptor cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an auditory receptor cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a specific fate. | 1 |
| GO:0035169 | lymph gland plasmatocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized larval lymph gland-derived hemocyte precursor cell acquires the specialized features of the phagocytic blood-cell type, the plasmatocyte. | 1 |
| GO:0010091 | trichome branching | Any process involved in the formation of branches in plant hair cells. An example of this process is found in Arabidopsis thaliana. | 1 |
| GO:0097374 | sensory neuron axon guidance | The process in which the migration of an axon growth cone of a sensory neuron is directed to a specific target site in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues. A sensory neuron is an afferent neuron conveying sensory impulses. | 1 |
| GO:0060126 | somatotropin secreting cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a somatotropin secreting cell. A somatotropin secreting cell is an acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces growth hormone, somatotropin. | 1 |
| GO:0046632 | alpha-beta T cell differentiation | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of an alpha-beta T cell. An alpha-beta T cell is a T cell that expresses an alpha-beta T cell receptor complex. | 1 |
| GO:2000721 | positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in smooth muscle cell differentiation | Any positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter that is involved in smooth muscle cell differentiation. | 1 |
| GO:0060385 | axonogenesis involved in innervation | The neurite development process that generates a long process of a neuron, as it invades a target tissue. | 1 |
| GO:0002071 | glandular epithelial cell maturation | The developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a glandular epithelial cell to attain its fully functional state. A glandular epithelial cell is a columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell is a cell found in a two dimensional sheet with a free surface exposed to the lumen of a gland. | 1 |
| GO:0045677 | negative regulation of R7 cell differentiation | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of R7cell differentiation. | 1 |
| GO:0072141 | renal interstitial cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a renal interstitial cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. | 1 |
| GO:0014904 | myotube cell development | The process aimed at the progression of a myotube cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. Myotubes are multinucleated cells that are formed when proliferating myoblasts exit the cell cycle, differentiate and fuse. | 1 |
| GO:0043366 | beta selection | The process in which successful recombination of a T cell receptor beta chain into a translatable protein coding sequence leads to rescue from apoptosis and subsequent proliferation of an immature T cell. | 1 |
| GO:0002573 | myeloid leukocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of any cell of the myeloid leukocyte lineage. | 1 |
| GO:0060563 | neuroepithelial cell differentiation | The process in which epiblast cells acquire specialized features of neuroepithelial cells. | 1 |
| GO:0036035 | osteoclast development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a osteoclast from its formation to the mature structure. Cell development does not include the steps involved in committing a cell to a specific fate. An osteoclast is a specialized phagocytic cell associated with the absorption and removal of the mineralized matrix of bone tissue. | 1 |
| GO:0002320 | lymphoid progenitor cell differentiation | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a lymphoid progenitor cell. Lymphoid progenitor cells include progenitor cells for any of the lymphoid lineages. | 1 |
| GO:0060062 | Spemann organizer formation at the dorsal lip of the blastopore | Formation of the specialized region at the dorsal lip of the blatopore of the embryo that acts as the main signaling center establishing the vertebrate body plan. | 1 |
| GO:0035164 | embryonic plasmatocyte differentiation | The process in which an embryonic mesoderm-derived hemocyte precursor cell acquires the specialized features of the phagocytic blood-cell type, the plasmatocyte. | 1 |
| GO:0061309 | cardiac neural crest cell development involved in outflow tract morphogenesis | The process aimed at the progression of a cardiac neural crest cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to its specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell that contributes to the shaping of the outflow tract. | 1 |
| GO:0048135 | female germ-line cyst formation | Formation of a group of interconnected cells derived from a single female gonial founder cell. | 1 |
| GO:0045872 | positive regulation of rhodopsin gene expression | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of rhodopsin gene expression. | 1 |
| GO:0007510 | cardioblast cell fate determination | The cell fate determination process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a cardioblast cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. A cardioblast is a cardiac precursor cell. It is a cell that has been committed to a cardiac fate, but will undergo more cell division rather than terminally differentiating. | 1 |
| GO:0014016 | neuroblast differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuroblast. There are at least four stages through which the pluripotent cells of epiblast or blastula become neuroblasts. | 1 |
| GO:0048773 | erythrophore differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an erythrophore cell. Erythrophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain pteridine and/or carotenoid pigments in structures called pterinosomes or erythrosomes. This gives them an orange to red appearance. | 1 |
| GO:0048588 | developmental cell growth | The growth of a cell, where growth contributes to the progression of the cell over time from one condition to another. | 1 |
| GO:0072560 | type B pancreatic cell maturation | A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for a type B pancreatic cell to attain its fully functional state. A type B pancreatic cell is a cell located towards center of the islets of Langerhans that secretes insulin. | 1 |
| GO:0002335 | mature B cell differentiation | The process in which transitional stage B cells acquire the specialized features of mature B cells in the spleen. | 1 |
| GO:0042668 | auditory receptor cell fate determination | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an auditory hair cell regardless of its environment; upon determination, the cell fate cannot be reversed. | 1 |
| GO:0043367 | CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized T cell acquires specialized features of a mature CD4-positive, alpha-beta T cell. | 1 |
| GO:0035092 | sperm chromatin condensation | The progressive compaction of the spermatid chromatin so that it reaches a level of condensation that is not compatible with nuclear activities such as transcription or DNA replication. | 1 |
| GO:0021530 | spinal cord oligodendrocyte cell fate specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an oligodendrocyte in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. | 1 |
| GO:0061003 | positive regulation of dendritic spine morphogenesis | Any process that modulates the rate, frequency, or extent of dendritic spine morphogenesis, the process in which the anatomical structures of a dendritic spine are generated and organized. A dendritic spine is a protrusion from a dendrite and a specialized subcellular compartment involved in synaptic transmission. | 1 |
| GO:0001886 | endothelial cell morphogenesis | The change in form (cell shape and size) that occurs during the differentiation of an endothelial cell. | 1 |
| GO:0035154 | terminal cell fate specification, open tracheal system | The process in which a cell in an open tracheal system becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a terminal cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. Terminal cells send long and bifurcated hollow branches toward target tissues to allow oxygen exchange. | 1 |
| GO:0030221 | basophil differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized myeloid precursor cell acquires specialized features of a basophil cell. | 1 |
| GO:0003384 | apical constriction involved in gastrulation | The actin-mediated process that results in the contraction of the apical end of a polarized columnar epithelial cell, contributing to the process of gastrulation. | 1 |
| GO:0021877 | forebrain neuron fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a neuron that resides in the forebrain. | 1 |
| GO:0072249 | metanephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a metanephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A metanephric glomerular visceral epithelial cell is a specialized epithelial cell that contains "feet" that interdigitate with the "feet" of other glomerular epithelial cells in the metanephros. | 1 |
| GO:0045450 | bicoid mRNA localization | Any process in which bicoid mRNA is transported to and maintained within the oocyte as part of the specification of the anterior/posterior axis. | 1 |
| GO:0031128 | developmental induction | Signaling at short range between cells or tissues of different ancestry and developmental potential that results in one cell or tissue effecting a developmental change in the other. | 1 |
| GO:0001410 | chlamydospore formation | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the chlamydospore over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A chlamydospores is a mitotic (asexual) one-celled spore, produced primarily for survival, not dispersal, originating endogenously and singly within part of a pre-existing cell and possessing an inner secondary and often thickened cell wall. An example of this is found in Candida albicans. | 1 |
| GO:0060983 | epicardium-derived cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell derived from the epicardium acquires specialized features of a cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell. A cardiac vascular smooth muscle cell covers the heart vasculature and lacks transverse striations in its constituent fibers. | 1 |
| GO:0002066 | columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell development | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A columnar/cuboidal epithelial cell is a cell usually found in a two dimensional sheet with a free surface. Columnar/cuboidal epithelial cells take on the shape of a column or cube. | 1 |
| GO:0048933 | afferent axon development in posterior lateral line nerve | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an afferent axon in the posterior lateral line nerve over time from its formation to the mature structure. This process includes axonogenesis and pathfinding of the afferent axons in the posterior lateral line nerve. | 1 |
| GO:0060127 | prolactin secreting cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a prolactin secreting cell. A prolactin secreting cell is an acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces prolactin. | 1 |
| GO:0045607 | regulation of auditory receptor cell differentiation | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of auditory hair cell differentiation. | 1 |
| GO:0055057 | neuroblast division | The process resulting in the physical partitioning and separation of a neuroblast into daughter cells. A neuroblast is any cell that will divide and give rise to a neuron. | 1 |
| GO:0048625 | myoblast fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a myoblast. A myoblast is a mononucleate cell type that, by fusion with other myoblasts, gives rise to the myotubes that eventually develop into skeletal muscle fibers. | 1 |
| GO:0014012 | peripheral nervous system axon regeneration | The regrowth of axons outside the central nervous system (outside the brain and spinal cord) following an axonal injury. | 1 |
| GO:0014017 | neuroblast fate commitment | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will differentiate into a neuroblast. | 1 |
| GO:0048929 | efferent axon development in posterior lateral line nerve | The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an efferent axon in the posterior lateral line nerve over time from its formation to the mature structure. This process includes axonogenesis and pathfinding of the efferent axons in the posterior lateral line nerve. | 1 |
| GO:0045873 | negative regulation of sevenless signaling pathway | Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of the sevenless signaling pathway. | 1 |
| GO:0035163 | embryonic hemocyte differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell derived from the embryonic head mesoderm acquires the specialized features of a mature hemocyte. Hemocytes are blood cells associated with a hemocoel (the cavity containing most of the major organs of the arthropod body) which are involved in defense and clotting of hemolymph, but not involved in transport of oxygen. | 1 |
| GO:0045168 | cell-cell signaling involved in cell fate commitment | Signaling at long or short range between cells that results in the commitment of a cell to a certain fate. | 1 |
| GO:0060842 | arterial endothelial cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized endothelial cell acquires specialized features of an arterial endothelial cell, a thin flattened cell that lines the inside surfaces of arteries. | 1 |
| GO:0001826 | inner cell mass cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an inner cell mass cell. | 1 |
| GO:0048333 | mesodermal cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a mesoderm cell. | 1 |
| GO:0035881 | amacrine cell differentiation | The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an amacrine cell, an interneuron generated in the inner nuclear layer (INL) of the vertebrate retina. Amacrine cells integrate, modulate, and interpose a temporal domain in the visual message presented to the retinal ganglion cells, with which they synapse in the inner plexiform layer. Amacrine cells lack large axons. | 1 |
| GO:0048133 | male germ-line stem cell division | The self-renewing division of a germline stem cell in the male gonad, to produce a daughter stem cell and a daughter germ cell, which will divide to form the male gametes. | 1 |
| GO:0021519 | spinal cord association neuron specification | The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an association neuron in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. | 1 |
| GO:1900006 | positive regulation of dendrite development | Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of dendrite development. | 1 |
| GO:0060807 | regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in definitive endodermal cell fate specification | Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter that ultimately results in a cell being specified to adopt a definitive endodermal cell fate. | 1 |
| GO:0043249 | erythrocyte maturation | A developmental process, independent of morphogenetic (shape) change, that is required for an erythrocyte to attain its fully functional state. | 1 |
| GO:0021526 | medial motor column neuron differentiation | The process in which differentiating motor neurons in the neural tube acquire the specialized structural and/or functional features of medial motor column neurons. Medial motor column neurons are generated at all rostrocaudal levels and send axons to the axial muscles (medial group) and to the body wall muscles (lateral group). Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 1 |
| GO:0035646 | endosome to melanosome transport | The directed movement of substances from endosomes to the melanosome, a specialised lysosome-related organelle. | 1 |
| GO:0060479 | lung cell differentiation | The process in which relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features of a mature cell found in the lung. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate. | 1 |
| GO:0007315 | pole plasm assembly | Establishment of the specialized cytoplasm found at the poles of the egg. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster. | 1 |