FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term compound eye morphogenesis ID (Ontology) GO:0001745 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The morphogenetic process in which the anatomical structures of the compound eye are generated and organized. The adult compound eye is a precise assembly of 700-800 ommatidia. Each ommatidium is composed of 20 cells, identified by cell type and position. An example of compound eye morphogenesis is found in Drosophila melanogaster.
Also Known As"insect-type retina morphogenesis"
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     involved_in | compound eye morphogenesis
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eye development
 |__eye morphogenesis_________
 |__compound eye development__|
sensory organ morphogenesis   |
 |__eye morphogenesis_________|
                              compound eye morphogenesis  356 rec.
                               |__cell proliferation involved in compound eye morphogenesis 9 rec.
                               |   |__regulation of cell proliferation involved in compound eye morphogenesis(+) 7 rec.
                               |__compound eye cone cell differentiation 15 rec.
                               |   |__compound eye cone cell fate commitment(+) 6 rec.
                               |__compound eye corneal lens morphogenesis 1 rec.
                               |__compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation 213 rec.
                               |   |__compound eye photoreceptor development(+) 100 rec.
                               |   |__compound eye photoreceptor fate commitment(+) 88 rec.
                               |   |__R1/R6 cell differentiation(+) 7 rec.
                               |   |__R2/R5 cell differentiation(+) 1 rec.
                               |   |__R3/R4 cell differentiation(+) 16 rec.
                               |   |__R7 cell differentiation(+) 71 rec.
                               |   |__R8 cell differentiation(+) 41 rec.
                               |   |__regulation of compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation(+) 27 rec.
                               |__compound eye pigment cell differentiation
                               |__compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death 26 rec.
                               |   |__regulation of compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death(+) 14 rec.
                               |__establishment of ommatidial planar polarity 58 rec.
                               |   |__equator specification 6 rec.
                               |   |__ommatidial rotation 31 rec.
                               |   |__R3/R4 cell fate commitment 12 rec.
                               |__mystery cell differentiation 1 rec.
                               |__progression of morphogenetic furrow involved in compound eye morphogenesis 8 rec.
                               |__second mitotic wave involved in compound eye morphogenesis 9 rec.
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Part of compound eye development
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