Term: Meckel's cartilage chondrocyte differentiation
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Name: Meckel's cartilage
Synonyms: ventral mandibular cartilage
Definition: Meckel's cartilage is the bilaterally paired, rod-like, cartilaginous ventral component of the lower jaw, or ventral mandibular arch. It is typically resorbed in adults.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001205]
Name: chondrocyte differentiation
Synonyms:
Definition: The process in which a chondroblast acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a chondrocyte. A chondrocyte is a polymorphic cell that forms cartilage.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0002062]    QuickGO    AmiGO