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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. Any process that stops, prevents or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of programmed cell death that occurs in the compound eye retina. Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of programmed cell death that occurs in the compound eye retina. Programmed cell death that occurs in the developing retina. Programmed cell death that occurs in the retina to remove excess cells between ommatidia, thus resulting in a hexagonal lattice, precise with respect to cell number and position surrounding each ommatidium. The process by which the anatomical structures of the eye are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form. The activation of endogenous cellular processes that result in the death of a cell as part of its development. Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of programmed cell death that occurs in the compound eye retina.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death
Acc: GO:0046667
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: Programmed cell death that occurs in the retina to remove excess cells between ommatidia, thus resulting in a hexagonal lattice, precise with respect to cell number and position surrounding each ommatidium.
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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   Term or descendants: 27 [Search]


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GO:0046667 - compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death (interactive image map)
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