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Plant retroelements

US6331662A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 28, 1999
Grant dateDec 18, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2800/90
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides plant retroelements useful as molecular tools. In one embodiment, the present invention provides nucleic acids encoding gag, pol and/or env genes of plant retroelements. The elements can be used, among other uses, as building blocks of other constructs, tools to find other nucleic acid sequences and tools to transfer nucleic acid into cells.

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