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Reporter Gene
For Reporter Gene we have terms and definitions in 3 topics. The topics are Biotechnology, Genome and Microbiology.
Reporter Gene (Biotechnology) 
A gene sequence that is easily observed when it is expressed in a given tissue or at a certain stage of development.
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Reporter Gene (Genome)
See: marker
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Reporter Gene (Microbiology)
The use of a functional enzyme, such as beta-galactosidase, luciferase, or chloramphenicol acetyltransderase, downstream of a gene, promoter, or translational control element of interest, to more easily identify successful introduction of the gene into a host and to measure transcription and/or translation.
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