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The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the guard cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the epidermis over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The epidermis is the outer epithelial layer of a plant or animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species. The process whereby the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a stomatal guard cell. Guard cells are located in the leaf epidermis and pairwise surround stomatal pores, which allow CO2 influx for photosynthetic carbon fixation and water loss via transpiration to the atmosphere. The process by which the anatomical structures of the shoot are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The shoot is the part of a seed plant body that is usually above ground. The process by which the anatomical structures of the stomatal complex are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The stomatal complex is the stomatal guard cells and their associated epidermal cells. The process whereby a guard mother cell acquires the specialized features of a guard cell. 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. The process, occurring after embryonic development, by which anatomical structures are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of an epidermal cell, any of the cells making up the epidermis. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the stomatal complex over time from its formation to the mature structure. The stomatal complex is the stomatal guard cells and their associated epidermal cells.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: guard cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0010052
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a guard mother cell acquires the specialized features of a guard cell.
Synonyms:
  • stomatal cell differentiation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 5 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 7 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0010052 - guard cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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