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Current Release: PANTHER 19.0 | 15,683 family phylogenetic trees | 144 species | News
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PANTHER Class Information

Name:	melanocyte differentiation
Definition:	The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized features of a melanocyte.
Class ID:	GO:0030318
Parent Lineages:	biological_process> pigmentation> developmental pigmentation> melanocyte differentiation biological_process> cellular process> cellular developmental process> cell differentiation> melanocyte differentiation biological_process> developmental process> cellular developmental process> cell differentiation> melanocyte differentiation
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Number Subfamilies/Families:	3