results in acquisition of features of respiratory basal cell cell differentiation stem cell differentiation respiratory basal cell differentiation GO:1902691 airway basal cell differentiation 2014-02-13T23:41:24Z biological_process Changes in the lineage choice of ABCs or their undifferentiated daughters might contribute to the mucous cell hyperplasia, metaplasia or squamous metaplasia seen in many respiratory disorders The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a respiratory basal cell.