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Accession
GO:0001745
Name
compound eye morphogenesis
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
insect-type retina morphogenesis
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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. Source: GOC:dph, GOC:mtg_sensu
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See term history for GO:0001745 at QuickGO
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Parents of compound eye morphogenesis (GO:0001745)
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compound eye morphogenesis [RO:0002298 relation] RO:0002298  compound eye (UBERON:0000018)
compound eye morphogenesis [RO:0002162 relation] RO:0002162  Arthropoda (NCBITaxon:6656)
compound eye morphogenesis [is_a relation] is_a  eye morphogenesis (GO:0048592)
compound eye morphogenesis [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye development (GO:0048749)
Children of compound eye morphogenesis (GO:0001745)
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cell proliferation involved in compound eye morphogenesis (GO:0035736) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
establishment of ommatidial planar polarity (GO:0042067) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
compound eye pigment cell differentiation (GO:0062056) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
compound eye cone cell differentiation (GO:0042675) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
compound eye retinal cell programmed cell death (GO:0046667) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
compound eye corneal lens morphogenesis (GO:0048750) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
second mitotic wave involved in compound eye morphogenesis (GO:0016330) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
mystery cell differentiation (GO:0008583) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
compound eye photoreceptor cell differentiation (GO:0001751) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
progression of morphogenetic furrow involved in compound eye morphogenesis (GO:0007458) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  compound eye morphogenesis
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