R1/R6 development

id: GO:0048053
name: R1/R6 development
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the R1 and R6 pair of photoreceptors in the eye over time, from their formation to the mature structures. R1 and R6 are paired photoreceptors that contribute to the outer rhabdomeres. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0042051compound eye photoreceptor development