| id | GO:0001744 Detailed information
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| name | optic lobe placode formation
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| namespace | biological_process
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| alt_id | GO:0007457
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| def | "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 embryos and is the precursor to the larval visual system." [GOC:mtg_sensu, PMID:8402833]
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| synonym | "optic lobe and Bolwig's organ precursor formation" EXACT []
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| is_a | GO:0001743 ! optic placode formation
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| relationship | part_of GO:0001748 ! optic lobe placode development
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