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aequorin definition

aequor·in (ē kwôr′in)

noun

a bioluminescent protein extracted from certain jellyfish that emits light when in contact with calcium or strontium ions: used in research to detect and locate calcium

Etymology: < Aequorea, genus name of jellyfish + -in

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