green fluorescent protein

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green fluorescent protein (plural green fluorescent proteins)

  1. (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

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  • GFP (abbreviation)

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