<P> In molecular biology , a reporter gene ( often simply reporter ) is a gene that researchers attach to a regulatory sequence of another gene of interest in bacteria , cell culture , animals or plants . Certain genes are chosen as reporters because the characteristics they confer on organisms expressing them are easily identified and measured , or because they are selectable markers . Reporter genes are often used as an indication of whether a certain gene has been taken up by or expressed in the cell or organism population . </P>
<P> In molecular biology , a reporter gene ( often simply reporter ) is a gene that researchers attach to a regulatory sequence of another gene of interest in bacteria , cell culture , animals or plants . Certain genes are chosen as reporters because the characteristics they confer on organisms expressing them are easily identified and measured , or because they are selectable markers . Reporter genes are often used as an indication of whether a certain gene has been taken up by or expressed in the cell or organism population . </P>
the study of proteins that genes create or express is called
the study of proteins that genes create or express is called
molecular biology
molecular biology