photoreceptor cell fate commitment
id: GO:0046552
name: photoreceptor cell fate commitment
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0042706 | eye photoreceptor cell fate commitment |
| GO:0042707 | ocellus photoreceptor cell fate commitment |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0048663 | neuron fate commitment |
