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Green fluorescent protein is a commonly used fluorescent marker in genetic engineering applications.  It was discovered in a jellyfish.   
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Green fluorescent protein is a commonly used fluorescent marker in genetic engineering applications.  It was discovered in a jellyfish species (''Aequorea victoria'').   
  
 
[[File:Aequorea victoria.jpg|400px]]
 
[[File:Aequorea victoria.jpg|400px]]
  
 
Tsien, R. Y. (1998). The green fluorescent protein. Annual review of biochemistry, 67(1), 509-544.
 
Tsien, R. Y. (1998). The green fluorescent protein. Annual review of biochemistry, 67(1), 509-544.

Latest revision as of 11:18, 14 July 2014

Green fluorescent protein is a commonly used fluorescent marker in genetic engineering applications. It was discovered in a jellyfish species (Aequorea victoria).

Aequorea victoria.jpg

Tsien, R. Y. (1998). The green fluorescent protein. Annual review of biochemistry, 67(1), 509-544.