Genetically engineering cotton plants for altered fiber
US5597718A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N15/8233
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is disclosed which describes the identification of cDNA clones useful for identifying fiber genes in cotton. The cDNA clones are useful in developing corresponding genomic clones from fiber producing plants to enable genetic engineering of cotton and other plants using these genes. The fiber-specific genes are identified by differential cDNA library screenings. Coding sequences from these isolated genes are used in sense or antisense orientation to alter the fiber characteristics of transgenic fiber-producing plants.
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