Alaa H. Oleiwi1, Sukania R. Neamah2 and Ali M. Atshan2
1-Department of Biology.College of Sciences, University of The-Qar
2-General Directorate of Education in Thi-Qar province
ala.oleiwi@sci.utq.edu.iq; sukainarn2@gmail.com; msahir21@Yahoo.com
Received: Feb 12, 2021 / Revised Mar 12, 2021/ Accepted: Mar 26, 2020
Abstract
The light emitted by many insect species of insects and other organisms are known as bioluminescence. Dating back to the earliest written records of the ancient Greeks, bioluminescence is one of the ancient fields of scientific study. There are many studies on insects mentioned in this article. In the activities of insects, bioluminescence plays a significant function.
Keywords Luciferases, bioluminescence, Insects, importance of bioluminescence
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Oleiwi, A. H., Neamah , S. R. and Atshan, A. M. (2021). The phenomenon of Bioluminescence in Insects. Science Archives, Vol. 2 (1), 62-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.47587/SA.2021.2110
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