| Figure 3-3.3 |
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| The Drosophila eye | |
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| (a) A scanning electron micrograph of a Drosophila compound eye. (b) A cross-section of several ommatidia, the individual visual units in the eye. (c) Cross-section of an ommatidium showing the photoreceptor cells R1 to R8. (Kindly provided by James E. Ferrell Jr. and Michael Simon.) |