id | GO:0035154   Detailed information |
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  name | terminal cell fate specification, open tracheal system |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The process in which a cell in an open tracheal system becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a terminal cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed. Terminal cells send long and bifurcated hollow branches toward target tissues to allow oxygen exchange." [GOC:mtg_sensu, PMID:10684581, PMID:11063940] |
  synonym | "terminal cell fate specification" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0035153 ! epithelial cell type specification, open tracheal system |
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  DPGLEAN22253