green fluorescent protein

noun

Any of a class of protein produced by bioluminescent jellyfish of the genus Aequorea, that is used in biological research to trace the biosynthesis and movement of proteins in living organisms

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Meanings

noungreen fluorescent protein (plural green fluorescent proteins)

plural green fluorescent proteins

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of protein produced by bioluminescent jellyfish of the genus Aequorea, that is used in biological research to trace the biosynthesis and movement of proteins in living organisms

Translations

Japanese 緑色蛍光蛋白質
  • 緑色蛍光蛋白質 (ryokushoku keikō tanpakushitsu)protein produced by bioluminescent jellyfish
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