FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

R8 cell differentiation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0045465 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires the specialized features of the R8 photoreceptor.[ PubMed:11880339 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
R8 cell differentiation (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| R8 cell differentiation

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

compound eye morphogenesis______________
eye photoreceptor cell differentiation__|
                                        compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation
                                         |__R8 cell differentiation  41 rec.
                                             |__R8 cell development 12 rec.
                                             |__R8 cell fate commitment 27 rec.
                                             |   |__R8 cell fate specification 20 rec.
                                             |__regulation of R8 cell differentiation 1 rec.
                                                 |__negative regulation of R8 cell differentiation 1 rec.
                                                 |__positive regulation of R8 cell differentiation

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Is a	compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation
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