Reporter
Reporter
Reporter (pronunciation: /rɪˈpɔːtər/), from the Latin reportare meaning "to bring back", is a term used in various fields, including journalism and molecular biology. In the context of medicine, a reporter is a gene or DNA sequence that researchers use to determine whether certain genetic information has been taken up by or expressed in the cell.
Etymology
The term "reporter" comes from the Latin reportare, which means "to bring back". In the context of molecular biology, it refers to the concept of a gene or DNA sequence "reporting" back on the activities of the cell.
Related Terms
- Gene: A unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.
- DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
- Molecular Biology: The branch of biology that deals with the structure and function of the macromolecules (e.g. proteins and nucleic acids) essential to life.
- Cell (biology): The basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organisms. A cell is the smallest unit of life.
- Expression (genetics): The process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Reporter
- Wikipedia's article - Reporter
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