| id | GO:0030217 Detailed information
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| name | T cell differentiation
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| namespace | biological_process
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| alt_id | GO:0042112
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| alt_id | GO:0046652
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| def | "The process in which a precursor cell type acquires characteristics of a more mature T-cell. A T cell is a type of lymphocyte whose definin characteristic is the expression of a T cell receptor complex." [GO_REF:0000022, GOC:jid, GOC:mah, GOC:mtg_15nov05]
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| comment | This term was improved by GO_REF:0000022. It was moved. Note that the term 'thymocyte differentiation' was merged into this term because thymocytes are T cells, and thus the term was essentially redundant. 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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| synonym | "T cell development" RELATED [GOC:add]
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| synonym | "T lymphocyte differentiation" EXACT []
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| synonym | "T-cell differentiation" EXACT []
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| synonym | "T-lymphocyte differentiation" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0030098 ! lymphocyte differentiation
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| is_a | GO:0042110 ! T cell activation
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