FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term compound eye development ID (Ontology) GO:0048749 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the compound eye over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The compound eye is an organ of sight that contains multiple repeating units, often arranged hexagonally. Each unit has its own lens and photoreceptor cell(s) and can generate either a single pixelated image or multiple images, per eye.
Also Known As "insect-type retina development"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS     108
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     involved_in | compound eye development     108
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       |__compound eye development  427 rec.
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