Method and system for identifying commercially distributed organisms
US6629038B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16B30/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of marking individuals of commercially distributed organism or organisms and offspring thereof is disclosed. The method is effected by genetically marking a plurality of individuals of the organism or organisms with a plurality of unique DNA sequences, each of the unique DNA sequences includes a variable region, so as to produce artificial, inherited and detectable genetic variability among the plurality of individuals of the commercially distributed organism or organisms.
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