reporter gene

re·port·er gene

noun \ri-ˈpōrt-ər-, -ˈpȯrt-\

Definition of REPORTER GENE

: a gene often of prokaryotic origin that produces a product easily detected in eukaryotic cells and that is used as a marker to determine the activity of another gene with which its DNA has been closely linked or combined—called also reporter

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