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...fluorophore's excitation spectra around 640 nm (Figure 3), we see that APC-Cy7 is excited at a lower efficiency...cannot be excited at this wavelength. Figure 3: Excitation and emission spectra for APC and APC-Cy7...reporter, such as GFP or mCherry, through genetic modification. As your protein of interest will only occur...excitation and emission. The visible color spectrum is located in a range of wavelengths of about 380–700 nm. ...