| id | GO:0030316 Detailed information
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| name | osteoclast differentiation
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The process in which a relatively unspecialized monocyte acquires the specialized features of an osteoclast. An osteoclast is a specialized phagocytic cell associated with the absorption and removal of the mineralized matrix of bone tissue." [CL:0000092, GOC:add, ISBN:0781735149 "Fundamental Immunology", PMID:12161749]
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| synonym | "osteoclast cell differentiation" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0002573 ! myeloid leukocyte differentiation
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