User:Scmohr/Reporters

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These curves show the spectral ranges within which two (of the many) engineered derivatives of green fluorescent protein (GFP) absorb excitation energy and then emit longer-wavelength (lower-energy) light.

Reporters

(50 parts)

Reporters are proteins that indicated their presence by emitting light. Most reporters are fluorescent proteins; others are chemiluminescent.