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Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of photoreceptor cell differentiation. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a photoreceptor cell, as found in the eye, the primary visual organ of most organisms. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of photoreceptor cell differentiation. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. Development of a photoreceptor, a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of photoreceptor cell differentiation. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. The specialization of organization of a photoreceptor, a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a neuron. The process by which nerve cells are generated. This includes the production of neuroblasts and their differentiation into neurons. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a photoreceptor cell found in the ocellus. The process whereby 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. 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.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: photoreceptor cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0046530
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The specialization of organization of a photoreceptor, a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster.
Synonyms:
  • GO:0007467
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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GO:0046530 - photoreceptor cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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