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The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of a photoreceptor cell, as found in the eye, the primary visual organ of most organisms. Development of a photoreceptor, a cell that responds to incident electromagnetic radiation, particularly visible light. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an eye photoreceptor cell. The process by which the anatomical structures of the compound eye are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The adult compound eye is a precise assembly of 700-800 ommatidia. Each ommatidium is composed of 20 cells, identified by cell type and position. An example of compound eye morphogenesis is found in Drosophila melanogaster. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R8 photoreceptor over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The R8 photoreceptor is the founding receptor of each ommatidium. The regionalization process that coordinates the recruitment and organization of other non-R8 photoreceptors by the R8 photoreceptor. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of compound eye photoreceptor development. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of compound eye photoreceptor development. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a light-responsive receptor in the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The assembly and arrangement of a rhabdomere within a cell. The rhabdomere is the organelle on the apical surface of a photoreceptor cell that contains the visual pigments. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of compound eye photoreceptor development. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R2 and R5 pair of photoreceptors in the eye over time, from their formation to the mature structures. R2 and R5 are paired photoreceptors that contribute to the outer rhabdomeres. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R1 and R6 pair of photoreceptors in the eye over time, from their formation to the mature structures. R1 and R6 are paired photoreceptors that contribute to the outer rhabdomeres. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. Development of a photoreceptor, a sensory cell in the eye that reacts to the presence of light. They usually contain a pigment that undergoes a chemical change when light is absorbed, thus stimulating a nerve. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R7 photoreceptor over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The R7 photoreceptor is the last photoreceptor to develop in the ommatidium. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R3 and R4 pair of photoreceptors in the eye over time, from their formation to the mature structures. R3 and R4 are paired photoreceptors that contribute to the outer rhabdomeres. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: compound eye photoreceptor development
Acc: GO:0042051
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a light-responsive receptor in the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure.
Synonyms:
  • adult eye photoreceptor development
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 40 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 117 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0042051 - compound eye photoreceptor development (interactive image map)
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