Visualizing Gene-Expression Patterns

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This tutorial describes methods used to detect when and where genes are expressed in cells and tissues.
To understand what a gene does, particularly its role in an organism's development, scientists want to know where and when the gene is turned on. This Click & Learn explores different ways of detecting a gene’s product: protein. The methods shown use antibodies linked to a fluorescent molecule, messenger RNA (mRNA) with a complementary DNA or RNA probe linked to a protein tag, or reporter genes that are expressed with the gene of interest.
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antibody, central dogma, enzyme, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), fluorescent molecule, green fluorescent protein (GFP), laboratory technique, marker, tag, transgenic technology
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Version History
NGSS (2013)
HS-LS1.A, HS-LS1.B, HS-LS4.B, HS-LS4.C
AP Biology (2019)
IST-1.M, IST-1.N, IST-1.O, IST-2.A, IST-2.B
IB Biology (2016)
2.7, 7.2
Vision and Change (2009)
CC2