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Dominant gene suppression transgenes and methods of using same

US8933296B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. · US

Inventors

Timothy W. Fox · Des Moines, US
Howard Hershey · Cumming, US
Yongzhong Wu · Chadds Ford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 20, 2011
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 20, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

Pairs of plants are provided in which complementing constructs result in suppression of a parental phenotype in the progeny. Methods to generate and maintain such plants and methods of use of said plants, are provided, including use of parental plants to produce sterile plants for hybrid seed production. Also provided are methods for maintaining a homozygous recessive condition and for repressing transmission of transgenes.

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