Term Name: optic cup
Synonyms: eye cup
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that is comprised of neural and non-neural epithelial layers which will form the retina and retinal pigmented epithelium of the mature eye.
Appears at: Segmentation:20-25 somites (19.0h-22.0h)
Evident until: Pharyngula:Prim-5 (24.0h-30.0h)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001202]

Relationships
develops from: optic vesicle
develops into: retina
is part of: immature eye
has parts: optic fissure presumptive neural retina presumptive retinal pigmented epithelium
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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