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Plants with modified flowers

US6046382A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

Plant Genetic Systems N.V. · BE

Inventors

Celestina Mariani · Heusden, BE
Jan Leemans · Heusden, BE
Willy De Greef · Evergem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 1998
Grant date	Apr 4, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2018

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07K2319/00
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A plant, the nuclear genome of which is transformed with a foreign DNA sequence encoding a product which neutralizes the activity of another product which disrupts the metabolism, functioning and/or development selectively of the plant's flower cells, particularly reproductive organ cells, or seed cells or embryo cells. The foreign DNA sequence also optionally encodes a marker.

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