Term Name: photoreceptor cell differentiation
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Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0046530]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: photoreceptor cell development photoreceptor cell fate commitment
is a type of: neuron differentiation
has subtype: eye photoreceptor cell differentiation ocellus photoreceptor cell differentiation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation
positively regulated by: positive regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation
regulated by: regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation