Development of genetics-based selection for sporeless kelp
AssigneesUniversity of Southern California, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, UWM Research Foundation, Inc., University of Connecticut
InventorsScott LINDELL, Sergey NUZHDIN, Kelly DEWEESE, Gary MOLANO, Charles YARISH, Filipe ALBERTO
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Abstract
Provided herein are strains of sugar kelp comprising one or more mutations in the gametophytes designed to produce infertile sporophytes.
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An algal gametophyte comprising one or more mutations of Spo11, Mre11, Rad50, HEMI, SAMSARA, OUROBOROS, and Tables 3-7.
A combination of algal gametophytes comprising:
- a first algal gametophyte comprising at least a first mutation selected from:
- a mutation of Spo11, Mre11, Rad50, HFM1, SAMSARA, OUROBOROS, and Tables 3-7;
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- a second algal gametophyte comprising at least a second mutation selected from:
- a mutation of Spo11, Mre11, Rad50, HEMI, SAMSARA, OUROBOROS, and/or Tables 3-7.
An algal sporophyte comprising:
- at least a first mutation selected from:
- a mutation of Spo11, Mre11, Rad50, HEMI, SAMSARA, OUROBOROS, and/or Tables 3-7;
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- at least a second mutation selected from:
- a mutation of Spo11, Mre11, Rad50, HFM1, SAMSARA, OUROBOROS, and/or Tables 3-7.
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A population of infertile, sterile, or non-reproductive algal sporophytes.
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A composition of algal gametophytes comprising one or more mutations.
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A plant that is unable to reproduce, wherein the plant comprises one or more mutations or mutated gene products that result in infertility.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.