FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term insect visual primordium formation ID (Ontology) GO:0001744 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Establishment of the optic lobe placode. In Drosophila, for example, the placode appears in the dorsolateral region of the head in late stage 11 embryos and is the precursor to the larval visual system.[ PubMed:8402833 ]
Also Known As "optic lobe and Bolwig's organ precursor formation" ; "optic lobe placode formation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       4
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 insect visual primordium formation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       4
     involved_in | insect visual primordium formation       4
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  anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
   |__ectodermal placode formation
       |__insect visual primordium formation  4 rec.
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Is a ectodermal placode formation
Part of insect visual primordium development
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  • "optic lobe and Bolwig's organ precursor formation" EXACT
    "optic lobe placode formation" EXACT
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