lymphocyte differentiation
id: GO:0030098
name: lymphocyte differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0001779 | natural killer cell differentiation |
GO:0030183 | B cell differentiation |
GO:0030217 | T cell differentiation |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0002521 | leukocyte differentiation |
GO:0046649 | lymphocyte activation |