Green fluorescent protein
A) was first isolated from a species of jelly fish.
B) fluoresces when exposed to blue light.
C) has been used to visualize neurons in a few plants and invertebrates, but not in higher organisms.
D) all of the above
E) both A and B

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The green fluorescent protein was first isolated from a species of jellyfish and fluoresces when exposed to blue light. While it has been used to visualize neurons in some plants and invertebrates, it has also been extensively utilized in higher organisms, including mammals.

Green Fluorescent Protein