Reporter genes are easily measured surrogates for a molecule of interest.
Keywords: counterselection; fluorescence; screening; selection
Genetic Engineering: Reporter Genes
Joseph F Lawler, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Edel M Hyland, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Jef D Boeke, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Published online: July 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0000980.pub2
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