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Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of R7 cell differentiation. 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. 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. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of R7 differentiation. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of R7cell differentiation. The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of the R7 photoreceptor. 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 whereby the R7 photoreceptor commits to its cell fate. The R7 receptor contributes the central part of the rhabdomere in the apical parts of the ommatidium.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: R7 cell differentiation
Acc: GO:0045466
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of the R7 photoreceptor.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0045466 - R7 cell differentiation (interactive image map)
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