marker gene
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Oxitec scientists also inserted a fluorescent marker gene into the modified bugs.
From Los Angeles Times
The other is a fluorescent marker gene.
From Seattle Times
She targeted a few cells present when the embryonic skin is a single layer thick, and added a marker gene that made them glow red.
From Nature
Neither the layer hens nor the eggs sold for consumption would contain modified genes, because only males carry the inserted marker gene, he notes.
From Science Magazine
As they describe in their new paper, Cooper and her team engineered an active-genetics mechanism that enabled a “marker” gene to spread quickly through a lineage of mice.
From Scientific American
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