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Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/GloFish

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Reason
This picture shows an amazing example of genetic manipulation. The picture is high resolution and meets the criteria of a featured picture. Genetic manipulation is a very important topic both in the scientific community and in the popular press.
Proposed caption
These zebrafish (Zebra danio) have been genetically modified so that they produce green, orange, or red fluorescent proteins which impart a dramatic neon color to the fish. Although not originally developed for the ornamental fish trade, they are the first genetically modified animals to become publicly available as a pet.
Articles this image appears in
Recombinant DNA, Genetically modified organism, and GloFish
Creator
www.glofish.com

Not promoted MER-C 02:56, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]