In the chapter, transformed mycoplasma cells are identified because they produce a blue color. there are other ways to identify cells that have taken up genetic material. for example, a piece of dna containing genes for green fluorescent protein (gfp) and a yeast dna-binding protein gene is used to identify yeast nuclei. what is the name for this construct? it is a reporter gene and a protein fusion gene that will produce a single protein that both binds to yeast nuclei and appears green. it is a reporter gene because it will produce a visible green product, but not a protein fusion gene because the proteins will not fuse. it is a reporter gene and an operon fusion gene because two separate protein products are produced. it is a protein fusion gene but not a reporter gene.