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Photoreceptors in the retina project to the lamina, medulla, lobula, and lobula plate in a point-to-point map that maintains the anterior–posterior (A–P) axis, with a single axial inversion between the lamina and medulla. The Drosophila visual system preserves retinotopic order across sequential optic lobe neuropils. Photoreceptors in the retina project to the lamina, medulla, lobula, and lobula plate in a point-to-point map that maintains the anterior–posterior (A–P) axis, with a single axial inversion between the lamina and medulla. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3d968e2b7e0d39cb6ae406/9f2b97fb-04c9-4064-b1c2-d8e7979200cc/Color+vision.png Research - Schematic of the color vision circuit with axonal projections of the four stochastically specified photoreceptors and their downstream targets in the medulla. Modified from Song BM, Lee CH. Front Neural Circuits. 2018. PMID: 29527156. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6a3d968e2b7e0d39cb6ae406/2273de43-bc32-437c-a23d-59d3ece6b627/Chen+press+release+4x3+image+2.png Research - Single-cell transcriptomics guides intersectional genetic targeting of developing visual neurons in Drosophila. Each dot represents a single-cell transcriptomic cluster from the developing fly visual system. The overlapping ovals illustrate the logic of the split-GAL4 system, in which co-expression of two hemi-drivers (DBD and AD) restricts transgene expression to a precise genetic intersection. By matching cluster-specific marker genes to split-GAL4 driver combinations, we generate cell-type-specific tools to label, manipulate, and characterize individual neuron populations as they emerge during visual system development. Image credit: Veronica Hughes, STEAM visuals. Single-cell transcriptomics guides intersectional genetic targeting of developing visual neurons in Drosophila. Each dot represents a single-cell transcriptomic cluster from the developing fly visual system. The overlapping ovals illustrate the logic of the split-GAL4 system, in which co-expression of two hemi-drivers (DBD and AD) restricts transgene expression to a precise genetic intersection. By matching cluster-specific marker genes to split-GAL4 driver combinations, we generate cell-type-specific tools to label, manipulate, and characterize individual neuron populations as they emerge during visual system development. 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