OntologiesclclassesGO:0030217   
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T cell differentiationImported
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030217

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.

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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Exact Synonyms
T lymphocyte differentiation
T-cell differentiation
T-lymphocyte differentiation
Related Synonyms
T cell development