FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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General Information
Term adult optic lobe ID (Ontology) FBbt:00003701 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition A region of the adult brain that processes visual information from the compound eyes.[ FlyBase:FBrf0166419 ]
Also Known As "OL"
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VFB:FBbt_00003701
Annotations
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Data Class Field Records
Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN     219
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION     193
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      29
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      87
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 Alleles  Genes Images Insertions Constructs
 adult optic lobe (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)     221      2    102      3    222    238
     adult optic lobe | adult stage       9       --       --       --       2      1
     adult optic lobe | adult stage | progressive       4       --       --       --       --       5
     adult optic lobe | adult stage | somatic clone       8       --       --       --       --       3
     adult optic lobe | cell autonomous | somatic clone       2       --       --       --       2       --
     adult optic lobe | cell non-autonomous | progressive       2       --       --       --       --       2
     adult optic lobe | conditional       2       --       --       --       --       4
     adult optic lobe | embryonic stage       1       --       --       --       --       --
     adult optic lobe | heat sensitive       1       --       --       --       --       --
     adult optic lobe | larval stage       4       --       --       --       --       3
     adult optic lobe | larval stage | somatic clone       6       --       --       --       --       5
     adult optic lobe | P-stage      12       --       --       --       4      2
     adult optic lobe | pharate adult stage       7       --       --       --       1      6
     adult optic lobe | precursor       2       --       --       --       --       1
     adult optic lobe | prepupal stage       3       --       --       --       --       1
     adult optic lobe | progressive       9       --       --       --       2      3
     adult optic lobe | pupal stage | somatic clone       2       --       --       --       --       1
     adult optic lobe | RU486 conditional       4       --       --       --       --       4
     adult optic lobe | somatic clone      15       --       --       --       2      9
     adult optic lobe | third instar larval stage       5       --       --       --       --       4
Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)
Only view relationship:
adult brain
 |__adult primary visual center__
protocerebrum                    |
 |__adult protocerebrum__________|
material anatomical entity       |
 |__adult primary visual center__|
sensory system                   |
 |__visual system________________|
adult neuromere                  |
 |__adult protocerebrum__________|
multicellular structure          |
 |__multi-tissue structure_______|
adult supraesophageal zone       |
 |__adult protocerebrum__________|
                                 adult optic lobe  5766 rec.
                                  |__accessory medulla 16 rec.
                                  |__adult optic lobe glial cell 227 rec.
                                  |   |__adult carpet glial cell
                                  |   |__adult lamina neuropil associated glial cell(+) 54 rec.
                                  |   |__adult medulla neuropil associated glial cell(+) 28 rec.
                                  |   |__adult optic lobe cell body glial cell(+) 23 rec.
                                  |   |__adult optic lobe neuropil associated glial cell(+) 91 rec.
                                  |   |__adult optic lobe perineurial glial cell(+) 9 rec.
                                  |   |__adult optic lobe subperineurial glial cell(+) 12 rec.
                                  |   |__adult subretinal glial cell(+) 60 rec.
                                  |__adult optic lobe OL Tachykinin neuron
                                  |__cell body rind of adult optic lobe 102 rec.
                                  |   |__adult optic lobe cell body glial cell(+) 23 rec.
                                  |   |__cell body rind of adult lamina(+) 64 rec.
                                  |   |__cell body rind of adult lobula(+)
                                  |   |__cell body rind of adult lobula plate(+) 8 rec.
                                  |   |__cell body rind of adult medulla(+) 38 rec.
                                  |__lamina 796 rec.
                                  |   |__adult lamina neuropil associated glial cell(+) 54 rec.
                                  |   |__lamina dorsal rim area
                                  |   |__lamina plexus 117 rec.
                                  |   |__optic cartridge(+) 118 rec.
                                  |   |__plexiform lamina
                                  |__lobula complex 2205 rec.
                                  |   |__adult lobula complex astrocyte-like glial cell(+) 1 rec.
                                  |   |__adult lobula complex ensheathing glial cell
                                  |   |__lobula(+) 1936 rec.
                                  |   |__lobula plate(+) 1169 rec.
                                  |__medulla 2939 rec.
                                  |   |__adult medulla neuropil associated glial cell(+) 28 rec.
                                  |   |__medulla layer(+) 129 rec.
                                  |__optic chiasma 47 rec.
                                  |   |__first optic chiasma(+) 19 rec.
                                  |   |__second optic chiasma 8 rec.
                                  |__optic lobe intrinsic columnar neuron 1124 rec.
                                      |__columnar neuron T1 49 rec.
                                      |__lamina monopolar neuron(+) 380 rec.
                                      |__lamina wide-field neuron(+) 77 rec.
                                      |__medulla intrinsic columnar neuron(+) 189 rec.
                                      |__optic lobe centrifugal columnar neuron(+) 78 rec.
                                      |__T neuron(+) 174 rec.
                                      |__translobula neuron(+)
                                      |__translobula plate neuron(+) 3 rec.
                                      |__transmedullary neuron(+) 302 rec.
                                      |__Y neuron(+) 4 rec.
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Is a multi-tissue structure
adult primary visual center
Develops from embryonic/larval optic lobe
Part of adult protocerebrum
visual system
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UBERON:0006795
VFB:FBbt_00003701