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Cell Ontology
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March 26, 2026
| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030098
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030098
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| Preferred Name | lymphocyte differentiation |
| Definitions |
Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
The process in which a relatively unspecialized precursor cell acquires specialized features of a lymphocyte. A lymphocyte is a leukocyte commonly found in the blood and lymph that has the characteristics of a large nucleus, a neutral staining cytoplasm, and prominent heterochromatin.
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| Synonyms |
lymphocytic blood cell differentiation
lymphocyte cell differentiation
lymphocyte development
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
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| definition | The process in which a relatively unspecialized precursor cell acquires specialized features of a lymphocyte. A lymphocyte is a leukocyte commonly found in the blood and lymph that has the characteristics of a large nucleus, a neutral staining cytoplasm, and prominent heterochromatin. |
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| label | lymphocyte differentiation
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| comment | Note that immunologists typically use the word 'development' to refer to cells of B or T cell lineages undergoing the process that GO describes as 'cell differentiation'.
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| prefLabel | lymphocyte differentiation
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| notation | GO:0030098
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| has_related_synonym | lymphocyte development
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| id | GO:0030098
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| has_obo_namespace | biological_process
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| results in acquisition of features of | |
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| has_exact_synonym |
lymphocytic blood cell differentiation
lymphocyte cell differentiation
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