Term Information

Accession
GO:0046331
Name
lateral inhibition
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
Signaling between cells of equivalent developmental potential that results in these cells adopting different developmental fates. An example is the suppression by cells with a particular fate of the adoption of the same fate by surrounding cells. Source: GOC:bf, GOC:kmv
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0046331 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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lateral inhibition [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell signaling involved in cell fate commitment (GO:0045168)

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