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. 2010 Jan 7;5(1):e8510. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008510

Figure 5. Onset of eye development in non-retinal tissues is asynchronous to the normal eye.

Figure 5

(A-G) Confocal images of third instar (A,B), white prepupae (C,D) and early pupal (E-G) imaginal discs/ pupal tissues. (A,B) At the onset of retinal specification in the normal eye (A, arrowhead), retinal specification has not yet begun in either antennal or leg ectopic eyes. Note the ectopic dac expression in the antenna and leg lacks ELAV (A,B arrow). The ELAV positive cells within the leg disc (B, arrowhead) are normal non-retinal neurons. (C-G) Normal eye specification is well underway (C,E) but photoreceptors in the wing and haltere have yet to be specified. For each stage the eye antennal, leg, wing and haltere discs are from the same individual. Developmental stage and genotype are listed at left.