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Originally Posted by MEANGREEN69
hey NL do u know if the GFP colors of the modified pot plant...can be seen when looking at the genes ( if the THC is "blue" is the gene/s for THC also blue)?
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I'm not entirely sure what you're referring to here. I think you may be confusing chromosome staining (like karyotyping) with gene sequencing.
It would be hard predict the amount of expression of the green fluorescent protein in GFP cannabis as gene expression depends on many different factors.
For example, researchers have obtained very high levels of GFP expression in GFP tobacco that seem to be consistent throughout the entire plant (see below).
(note: this is most likely a long exposure shot of the plant glowing after a period of being bombarded by blue light)
However, an initial transfer of a GFP plasmid to C. sativa may not yield such stunning results until more solid expression vectors are found.
P.S. Sam Zwenger, I'm super stoked you replied to this thread! I just sent you an email