Term Name:	cell differentiation
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Definition:	The cellular developmental process in which a relatively unspecialized cell, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cell, acquires specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize a specific cell. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0030154]    QuickGO    AmiGO