HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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All marine creatures have the ability to produce glowing proteins to survive in the water
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In addition to the genetic code, glofish take the glowing protein from the jellyfish
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The genetic code is universal so the glofish can make the jellyfish protein
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Glofish cannot translate jellyfish proteins, so they inherited the trait from other fish
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Detailed explanation-1: -GloFish (Figure 1) are a type of transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio) that have been modified through the insertion of a green fluorescent protein (gfp) gene.
Detailed explanation-2: -Glofish are a product of genetic engineering, meaning that humans have altered the DNA of ordinary fish to make them glow. This is done through the addition of GFP (green fluorescent protein), which is originally from jellyfish, through a technology called CRISPR.
Detailed explanation-3: -The fluorescent color in GloFish is produced by an inherited fluorescent protein gene that is passed from generation to generation and creates the beautiful fluorescence that can be seen when looking at the fish. The fluorescent protein genes are derived from naturally occurring genes found in marine organisms.
Detailed explanation-4: -GloFish are commercially available, genetically engineered strains of zebrafish that offer great potential for use in inquiry-based laboratory experiments. These strains carry transgenes that cause them to express high levels of different fluorescent proteins.