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The process whose specific outcome is the progression of sensory organs over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. 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 eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The eye is the organ of sight. The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the corneal lens in the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The corneal lens is a chitinous extracellular secretion of the four underlying cone cells and the pigment cells. Any process that ensures that the R8 cells are selected in a precise progressive pattern so that they are evenly spaced throughout the eye disc.

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GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: compound eye development
Acc: GO:0048749
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure.
Synonyms:
  • insect-type retina development
  • GO:0007456
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 161 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 438 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0048749 - compound eye development (interactive image map)
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