pigment cell differentiation
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0050931
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a pigmented cell, such as a melanocyte. [ GOC:dgh ]
Synonyms: chromatophore differentiation, pigmented cell differentiation
Term info
Note that the chromatophore mentioned here is distinct from the pigment bearing structure found in certain photosynthetic bacteria and cyanobacteria. It is also different from the plant chromoplast, which is also sometimes called a chromatophore.
GO:0043358, GO:0043357
biological_process
GO:0050931
Term relations
- cell differentiation
- results in acquisition of features of some pigment cell
- part of some developmental pigmentation