thrombocyte differentiation

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0002574

The process in which a relatively unspecialized myeloid precursor cell acquires the specialized features of a thrombocyte, a nucleated cell found in all vertebrates but mammals involved in hemostasis. [ GOC:add ]

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Note that platelets are the non-nucleated mammalian functional equivalent of the nucleated thrombocytes of non-mammalian vertebrates and are sometimes also referred to as thrombocytes. Platelet formation in mammals is covered by the biological_process term platelet formation ; GO:0030220.

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Equivalent to:

cell differentiation and results in acquisition of features of some nucleated thrombocyte

Subclass of:

myeloid cell differentiation
results in acquisition of features of some nucleated thrombocyte

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capable of

thromboblast