B cell differentiation

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030183

The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a B cell. A B cell is a lymphocyte of B lineage with the phenotype CD19-positive and capable of B cell mediated immunity. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000022 GOC:mah ]

Synonyms: B-cell differentiation, B-lymphocyte differentiation, B lymphocyte differentiation

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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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B cell development

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GO:0042115

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biological_process

GO:0030183