Precision gene targeting to a particular locus in maize
US10415046B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y207/07047
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention claims methods for the stable integration of exogenous DNA into a specific locus, E32, in the maize genome through the use of zinc finger nucleases. Maize plants and plant parts that were transformed by the methods of the invention are claimed. The invention is useful for creating desirable traits such as herbicide resistance, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, insect tolerance, disease resistance, disease tolerance, stress tolerance, and stress resistance in maize The E32 locus represents a superior site for inserting foreign genes because native agronomic phenotypes are not disturbed.
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