cyanophore differentiation
id: GO:0048774
name: cyanophore differentiation
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a cyanophore cell. Cyanophores are pigment cells derived from the neural crest. They contain a blue pigment of unknown chemical composition. The pigment is stored in fibrous organelles termed cyanosomes.
Parent Functions
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GO:0050931 | pigment cell differentiation |