| Name | pre-B cell differentiation |
| ID | GO_0002329 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Exact synonym | pre-B lymphocyte differentiation |
| Description | The process in which a precursor cell type acquires the specialized features of a pre-B cell. Pre-B cells follow the pro-B cell stage of immature B cell differentiation and undergo rearrangement of heavy chain V, D, and J gene segments. |
| Related synonym | pre-B cell development |
| Comment | 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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