axial mesodermal cell fate specification
The process in which a cell becomes capable of differentiating autonomously into an axial mesoderm cell in an environment that is neutral with respect to the developmental pathway; upon specification, the cell fate can be reversed.
GO:0007501
mesodermal cell fate specification
is_a
GO:0048322
axial mesodermal cell fate commitment
part_of
axial mesoderm cell fate specification
exact