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Reproductive ablation constructs

US8476493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ArborGen Inc. · US

Inventors

William H. Rottmann · Summerville, US
Kim H. Norris-Caneda · North Charleston, US
Chunsheng Zhang · 流花街道, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2011
Grant date	Jul 2, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N15/829
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the regulation of reproductive development, particularly to the genetic ablation of reproductive tissues in angiosperm and gymnosperm species. Reproductive-preferred promoters, regulatory elements, and cytotoxic nucleotide sequences are disclosed herein, as are constructs and methods for genetic ablation.

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