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The process whereby a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of an eye photoreceptor cell. The process whereby relatively unspecialized cells acquire the specialized features of R3 and R4 photoreceptors. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster. 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. 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: R3/R4 development
Acc: GO:0048057
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: 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:0048057 - R3/R4 development (interactive image map)
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