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Category:GO:0010377 ! guard cell fate commitment
name: guard cell fate commitment
namespace: biological_process
def: "The process in which the developmental fate of a cell becomes restricted such that it will develop into a stomatal guard cell. Guard cells are located in the leaf epidermis and pairwise surround stomatal pores, which allow CO2 influx for photosynthetic carbon fixation and water loss via transpiration to the atmosphere." [PMID:17259259]
synonym: "stomatal cell fate commitment" RELATED []
is_a: GO:0045165 ! cell fate commitment
relationship: part_of: GO:0010052 ! guard cell differentiation
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<GOterm>GO:0010377</GOterm>
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