| ID | 106139 |
| Property |
Number of ommatidia in eye
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| Organism |
Fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster
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| Range |
70 to 80
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| Units |
Unitless
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| Reference |
Ranganathan R, Malicki DM, Zuker CS. Signal transduction in Drosophila photoreceptors. Annu Rev Neurosci. 1995 18: 283-317. p.291 2nd paragraph
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| Reference PubMed ID |
7605064
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| Comments |
The compound eyes are comprised of
700-800-unit eyes, called ommatidia, each of which contains 8 photoreceptor
neurons and 12 accessory cells (reviewed in Tomlinson 1 988)
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| Entered By |
Uri M
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| Date Added |
Feb 18, 2011 1:55 PM
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| Date Edited |
Feb 18, 2011 1:55 PM
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| Version |
0
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