| id | GO:0045165 Detailed information
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| name | cell fate commitment
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The commitment of cells to specific cell fates and their capacity to differentiate into particular kinds of cells. Positional information is established through protein signals that emanate from a localized source within a cell (the initial one-cell zygote) or within a developmental field." [ISBN:0716731185]
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| comment | Note that this term was 'cell fate determination' but the term name was changed to better match its existing definition and the child term 'cell fate determination; GO:0001709' was also created.
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| is_a | GO:0048869 ! cellular developmental process
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| relationship | part_of GO:0030154 ! cell differentiation
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