epithelial cell type specification, open tracheal system +
forebrain neuron fate commitment +
glial cell fate specification +
inner ear receptor cell fate commitment +
mesodermal cell fate specification +
muscle cell fate specification +
myoblast fate specification +
negative regulation of cell fate specification +
neuroblast fate specification
neuron fate determination +
neuron fate specification +
The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into a neuron in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway. Upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed.