Fertile transgenic corn plants
AssigneeDekalb Genetics Corporation
InventorsRonald C. Lundquist, David A. Walters, Julie A. Kirihara
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Abstract
Fertile transgenic Zea mays (corn) plants which stably express recombinant DNA which is heritable are provided wherein said DNA preferably comprises a recombinant gene which encodes a seed storage protein, so that the amino acid profile of the corn is improved.
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A fertile transgenic Zea mays plant comprising preselected DNA encoding a seed storage protein, wherein the preselected DNA is expressed so that the level of a seed storage protein amino acid in said transgenic plant is increased above the level in said plant not containing said preselected DNA, and wherein said preselected DNA is heritable.
A fertile transgenic Zea mays plant comprising preselected DNA encoding a protein that contains a high level of an essential amino acid, wherein the preselected DNA is expressed so that the level of the amino acid in said transgenic plant is increased above the level in said plant not containing said preselected DNA, and wherein said preselected DNA is heritable.
A fertile transgenic Zea mays plant comprising preselected chimeric DNA encoding a protein that contains a high level of an essential amino acid, wherein the preselected DNA is expressed so that the level of the amino acid in said transgenic plant is increased above the level in said plant not containing said preselected DNA, and wherein preselected DNA also encodes a B. thuringiensis polypeptide or a subunit thereof and is expressed so that the transgenic plant is insect resistant, and wherein said preselected DNA is heritable.
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