Editing Fluorescence (section)

===== Jellyfish =====
[[File:Crystal Jelly ("Aequorea Victoria"), Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California, USA.jpg|thumb|''Aequoria victoria'', biofluorescent jellyfish known for GFP]]
Another, well-studied example of fluorescence in the ocean is the [[hydrozoan]] ''[[Aequorea victoria]]''. This jellyfish lives in the photic zone off the west coast of North America and was identified as a carrier of [[green fluorescent protein]] (GFP) by [[Osamu Shimomura]]. The gene for these green fluorescent proteins has been isolated and is scientifically significant because it is widely used in genetic studies to indicate the expression of other genes.<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1146/annurev.biochem.67.1.509| title = The Green Fluorescent Protein| journal = Annual Review of Biochemistry| volume = 67| pages = 509–544| year = 1998| last1 = Tsien | first1 = R. Y.| s2cid = 8138960| pmid=9759496}}</ref>