insect visual primordium formation (Q22298253)
Establishment of the optic placode, a thickened area of densely packed ectoderm cells directly overlying the optic vesicle in the early embryo. In Drosophila, for example, the placode appears in the dorsolateral region of the head in late stage 11 em
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aliases optic lobe and Bolwig's organ precursor formation
 GO:0001744
 optic lobe placode formation
description Establishment of the optic placode, a thickened area of densely packed ectoderm cells directly overlying the optic vesicle in the early embryo. In Drosophila, for example, the placode appears in the dorsolateral region of the head in late stage 11 em

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(P686) GO:0001744
(P2892) C1326561