FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term light-sensitive neuron ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004211 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Sensory neuron that reacts to the presence of light.[ FlyBase:FBrf0239342 ]
Also Known As"light sensory neuron"
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Insertions (FBti)PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
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 light-sensitive neuron (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     light-sensitive neuron | adult stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | adult stage | conditional
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     light-sensitive neuron | adult stage | increased number
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     light-sensitive neuron | adult stage | progressive
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     light-sensitive neuron | adult stage | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | adult stage | somatic clone | conditional
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     light-sensitive neuron | cell autonomous | pupal stage | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | cell autonomous | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | cell non-autonomous | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | chemical conditional
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     light-sensitive neuron | conditional
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     light-sensitive neuron | ectopic
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     light-sensitive neuron | ectopic | heat sensitive
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     light-sensitive neuron | ectopic | larval stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | ectopic | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | embryonic stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | heat sensitive
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     light-sensitive neuron | increased number
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     light-sensitive neuron | increased number | third instar larval stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | larval stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | larval stage | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | P-stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | P-stage | ectopic
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     light-sensitive neuron | pharate adult stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | precursor
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     light-sensitive neuron | progressive
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     light-sensitive neuron | pupal stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | pupal stage | conditional
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     light-sensitive neuron | pupal stage | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | RU486 conditional
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     light-sensitive neuron | somatic clone
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     light-sensitive neuron | somatic clone - Minute background | third instar larval stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | somatic clone | increased number
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     light-sensitive neuron | somatic clone | third instar larval stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | third instar larval stage
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     light-sensitive neuron | wandering third instar larval stage
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sensory system neuron
 |__sensory neuron________
 |__visual system neuron__|
visual system             |
 |__visual system neuron__|
                          light-sensitive neuron  3939 rec.
                           |__LN Pdf neuron 235 rec.
                           |   |__l-LNv neuron(+) 176 rec.
                           |   |__s-LNv Pdf neuron 85 rec.
                           |__photoreceptor cell of Bolwig organ 32 rec.
                           |   |__Rh5 photoreceptor of Bolwig organ 10 rec.
                           |   |__Rh6 photoreceptor of Bolwig organ 16 rec.
                           |__photoreceptor cell pigment granule 75 rec.
                           |   |__ocellus pigment granule 64 rec.
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R1 pigment granule
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R2 pigment granule
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R3 pigment granule
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R4 pigment granule
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R5 pigment granule
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R6 pigment granule
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R7 pigment granule
                           |   |__photoreceptor cell R8 pigment granule
                           |__rhabdomeric photoreceptor cell 3020 rec.
                               |__eye photoreceptor cell(+) 2909 rec.
                               |__eyelet photoreceptor cell 23 rec.
                               |__ocellar retinula cell(+) 112 rec.
                               |__rhabdomere(+) 430 rec.
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