heterocyst differentiation
id: GO:0043158
name: heterocyst differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a heterocyst, a differentiated cell in certain cyanobacteria whose purpose is to fix nitrogen.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0030154 | cell differentiation |