microsporocyte differentiation
id: GO:0010480
name: microsporocyte differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process aimed at the progression of a microsporocyte cell over time, from initial commitment of the cell to a specific fate, to the fully functional differentiated cell. A microsporocyte is a diploid (2n) cell that undergoes meiosis and forms four haploid (1n) microspores; also called microspore mother cell and, in seed plants, pollen mother cell.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0003006 | developmental process involved in reproduction |
GO:0030154 | cell differentiation |
GO:0048610 | cellular process involved in reproduction |