FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

photoreceptor cell axon guidance

ID (Ontology)

GO:0072499 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The chemotaxis process that directs the migration of a photoreceptor cell axon growth cone to its target in the optic lobe in response to a combination of attractive and repulsive cues.[ PubMed:20826677 ]

Also Known As

"photoreceptor cell axon pathfinding"

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
photoreceptor cell axon guidance (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| photoreceptor cell axon guidance

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

axonogenesis________________
neuron projection guidance__|
                            axon guidance
                             |__photoreceptor cell axon guidance  37 rec.
                                 |__regulation of photoreceptor cell axon guidance 3 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	axon guidance
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"photoreceptor cell axon pathfinding" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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