Gene or Genome
reporter gene
[ ri-pawr-ter, -pohr- jeen ]
Subclass of:
Genes
Definitions related to genes, reporter:
  • (reporter gene) A gene which produces an easily assayed phenotype. Often used for expression studies of heterologous promoters.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (reporter gene) Indicator gene (usually one encoding an easily assayed enzyme) included in a transfection vector, whose expression is a measure of promotor function or the success of transfection.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Genes whose expression is easily detectable and therefore used to study promoter activity at many positions in a target genome. In recombinant DNA technology, these genes may be attached to a promoter region of interest.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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