Term Name:	cell fate specification involved in pattern specification
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Definition:	The process involved in the specification of the identity of a cell in a field of cells that is being instructed as to how to differentiate. Once specification has taken place, that cell will be committed to differentiate down a specific pathway if left in its normal environment.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0060573]    QuickGO    AmiGO