Term Information

Accession
GO:0010377
Name
guard cell fate commitment
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
stomatal cell fate commitment
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a stomatal guard cell. Guard cells are located in the leaf epidermis and pairwise surround stomatal pores, which allow CO2 influx for photosynthetic carbon fixation and water loss via transpiration to the atmosphere. Source: PMID:17259259
Comment
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History
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Subset
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Parents of guard cell fate commitment (GO:0010377)
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guard cell fate commitment [is_a relation] is_a  cell fate commitment (GO:0045165)
guard cell fate commitment [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  guard cell differentiation (GO:0010052)

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