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The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an eye photoreceptor cell. 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 process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of the R8 photoreceptor. 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. 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.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: R8 cell development
Acc: GO:0045463
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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.
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GO:0045463 - R8 cell development (interactive image map)
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