OMIA:002737-2848748 : Fluorescent protein, transgenic in Epalzeorhynchos frenatum (rainbow sharkminnow)

In other species: Japanese medaka , chicken , crab-eating macaque , pig , taurine cattle , goat , golden hamster , black tetra , Japanese quail , Japanese silver crucian carp , Siamese fighting fish , Sumatra barb

Categories: Pigmentation phene

Single-gene trait/disorder: yes

Disease-related: no

Key variant known: no

Cross-species summary: This phene includes references to studies involving gene edited or genetically modified organisms (GMO).

Species summary: NCBI taxon ID changed from 699554 to 2848748 - OMIA phene species ID updated accordingly [28/11/2025]

Species-specific name: GloFish

Genetic engineering: Yes - variants have been created artificially, e.g. by genetic engineering or gene editing
Have human generated variants been created, e.g. through genetic engineering and gene editing

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Cite this entry

Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2025). OMIA:002737-2848748: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70

Reference

2020 Debode, F., Marien, A., Ledoux, Q., Janssen, E., Ancion, C., Berben, G. :
Detection of ornamental transgenic fish by real-time PCR and fluorescence microscopy. Transgenic Res 29:283-294, 2020. Pubmed reference: 32350691. DOI: 10.1007/s11248-020-00197-9.

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  • Created by Imke Tammen2 on 16 Apr 2025
  • Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 28 Nov 2025