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GO: Biological Process
compound eye morphogenesis
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- GO:0001745
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- insect-type retina morphogenesis
- 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.
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