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US 2003/0190655 A1Published application
Method and system for identifying commercially distributed organisms
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InventorJonathan Gressel
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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.
A method of marking individuals of commercially distributed organism or organisms and offspring thereof, the method comprising the step of genetically marking a plurality of individuals of the organism or organisms with a plurality of unique DNA sequences, each of said unique DNA sequences includes a variable region selected so as to produce artificial, inherited and detectable genetic variability among said plurality of individuals of the commercially distributed organism or organisms.
A method of identifying individuals belonging to a commercially distributed organism, the method comprising the steps of:
An organism having a genome, said organism being genetically marked by:
A system for Assigning DNA sequences to serve as genetic markers of commercially distributed organisms, the system comprising a database server being designed and constructed for managing a sequences database and serving for:
A method assigning DNA sequences to serve as genetic markers of commercially distributed organisms, the method is effected by a data processor operatively communicating with a sequences data base and comprising the steps of:
A kit for marking individuals of commercially distributed organism or organisms and offspring thereof, the kit comprising a plurality of containers each containing a DNA molecule having a unique variable region being flanked by a pair of universal regions, said unique variable region being selected so as to produce artificial, inherited and detectable genetic variability among the individuals of commercially distributed organism or organisms and offspring thereof.
A nucleic acid microarray for determining an identity of an organism, the nucleic acid microarray comprising a solid support and a plurality of single stranded polynucleotides, each of a predetermined base sequence, being attached to said solid support at a predetermined location, said predetermined base sequence of said plurality of single stranded polynucleotides being designed for hybridizing with a plurality of variable sequences of genetic marks, such that a hybridization pattern with each of said variable sequences of said genetic marks is indicative of an identity of the genetic mark.
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Ict programming tools or database systems specially adapted for bioinformatics
Ict specially adapted for sequence analysis involving nucleotides or amino acids
Bioinformatics, i.e. information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for genetic or
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The present invention relates to a method and system for identifying commercially distributed organisms and/or offspring thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to (i) genetically marked organisms; and (ii) a database server and a method for assigning sequences to be used to genetically mark organisms and for book keeping data pertaining to the genetically marked organisms and/or their owner, producer or source.
There are a variety of reasons to have organisms tagged with an “easy to read” code. Such reasons, include, but are not limited to, (i) recognition of source; (ii) ownership; (iii) regulation; and (iii) liability.
For example, valuable bacterial or fungal strains, crop varieties, or animal strains need be identifiable for effectively effecting intellectual property (IP) rights or proof of ownership, as well as identity preservation.
The invention is herein described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. With specific reference now to the drawings in detail, it is stressed that the particulars shown are by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, and are presented in the cause of providing what is believed to be the most useful and readily understood description of the principles and conceptual aspects of the invention. In this regard, no attempt is made to show structural details of the invention in more detail than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the invention, the description taken with the drawings making apparent to those skilled in the art how the several forms of the invention may be embodied in practice.
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FIG. 1 is a simplified depiction of a system according to the present invention;
The present invention is of a method and system which can be used for identifying commercially distributed organisms and/or offspring thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides a database server and a method for assigning sequences to be used to genetically mark organisms and for book keeping data pertaining to the genetically marked organisms and/or their owner, producer or source
The principles and operation of a system and method according to the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings and accompanying descriptions.
Before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments or of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.