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The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the skeleton over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The skeleton is the bony framework of the body in vertebrates (endoskeleton) or the hard outer envelope of insects (exoskeleton or dermoskeleton). The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a chondrocyte over time, from its commitment to its mature state. Chondrocyte development does not include the steps involved in committing a chondroblast to a chondrocyte fate. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cartilage over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cartilage is a connective tissue dominated by extracellular matrix containing collagen type II and large amounts of proteoglycan, particularly chondroitin sulfate. The process whereby a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage. The process whereby a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte that will contribute to the development of a bone. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a tissue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a cell over time from an initial condition to a later condition. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of chondrocyte differentiation. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of chondrocyte differentiation. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of chondrocyte differentiation. The process whereby relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells, tissues, or organs of the mature organism or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: chondrocyte differentiation
Acc: GO:0002062
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0002062 - chondrocyte differentiation (interactive image map)
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