id | GO:0046552   Detailed information
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  name | photoreceptor cell fate commitment
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  namespace | biological_process
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  def | "The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a photoreceptor cell. A photoreceptor cell is a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation. Different classes of photoreceptor have different spectral sensitivities and express different photosensitive pigments." [GOC:mtg_sensu]
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  is_a | GO:0048663 ! neuron fate commitment
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  relationship | part_of GO:0046530 ! photoreceptor cell differentiation
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