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Plant retroelements and methods related thereto

US6949695B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2004
Grant dateSep 27, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2740/10043
  • 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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