Term Information

Accession
GO:0072327
Name
vulval cell fate specification
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
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Alternate IDs
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Definition
The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a nematode vulval cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. In nematodes, the vulva is formed from ventral epidermal cells during larval stages to give rise to a fully formed adult vulva, which is the egg-laying organ of female and hermaphrodite nematodes. Source: ISBN:087969307X, GOC:kmv, GOC:mah, PMID:11236714
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History
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Parents of vulval cell fate specification (GO:0072327)
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vulval cell fate specification [is_a relation] is_a  cell fate specification (GO:0001708)
vulval cell fate specification [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  vulval cell fate commitment (GO:0072325)

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