green fluorescent protein

English

Noun

green fluorescent protein (plural green fluorescent proteins)

(biochemistry) 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

Derived terms

GFP (abbreviation)

Translations

protein produced by bioluminescent jellyfish

Japanese: 緑色蛍光蛋白質 (りょくしょくけいこうたんぱくしつ, ryokushoku keikō tanpakushitsu)

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