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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. Development of photoreceptors, sensory cells that react to the presence of light, found in the ocellus. 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 photoreceptor cell in the ocellus. 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.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: ocellus photoreceptor cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0042705
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a photoreceptor cell found in the ocellus.
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GO:0042705 - ocellus photoreceptor cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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