marker gene

noun

, Genetics.

1. genetic marker.

Example Sentences

As shown by the fluorescent marker gene it carried, the drive spread at different rates across the mice’s body regions, with the variation being most pronounced in the brain: In the cortex, the marker propagated to 25% of the viruses, whereas it ended up in as much as 90% of the viruses in the brain stem.

From Science Magazine

Oxitec scientists also inserted a fluorescent marker gene into the modified bugs.

From Los Angeles Times

The other is a fluorescent marker gene.

From Seattle Times

She targeted a few cells present when the embryonic skin is a single layer thick, and added a marker gene that made them glow red.

From Scientific American

She targeted a few cells present when the embryonic skin is a single layer thick, and added a marker gene that made them glow red.

From Nature