FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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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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     involved_in | compound eye development
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sensory organ development__
visual system development__|
                           eye development
                            |__compound eye development  424 rec.
                                |__compound eye corneal lens development 3 rec.
                                |   |__compound eye corneal lens morphogenesis 1 rec.
                                |__compound eye morphogenesis 356 rec.
                                |   |__cell proliferation involved in compound eye morphogenesis(+) 9 rec.
                                |   |__compound eye cone cell differentiation(+) 15 rec.
                                |   |__compound eye corneal lens morphogenesis 1 rec.
                                |   |__compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation(+) 213 rec.
                                |   |__compound eye pigment cell differentiation
                                |   |__compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death(+) 26 rec.
                                |   |__establishment of ommatidial planar polarity(+) 58 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.
                                |__regulation of R8 cell spacing in compound eye
                                    |__negative regulation of R8 cell spacing in compound eye
                                    |__positive regulation of R8 cell spacing in compound eye
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