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Mutated hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase, DNA sequence and isolation of plants which contain such a gene and which are tolerant to herbicides

US6245968A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 1999
Grant dateJun 12, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N15/8274
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a mutated hydroxyphenylpyruvatedioxygenase (HPPD) which exhibits improved tolerance to HPPD inhibitors, to a chimeric gene which comprises this sequence as the coding sequence, and to its use for isolating or obtaining plants which are resistant to certain herbicides.

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