| Term Name: | eye photoreceptor cell fate commitment |
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| Definition: | The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into an eye 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. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0042706] QuickGO AmiGO |