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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Burle G. Gengenbach, St. Paul, MN (US);
David A. Somers, Roseville, MN (US);
Donald L. Wyse, Wyoming, MN (US);
John W. Gronwald, Shoreview, MN (US);
Margaret A. Egli, Roseville, MN (US);
Sheila M. Lutz, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; A01H 5/10 ; C12N 1/582 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 5/00 ; A01H 5/10 ; C12N 1/582 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides the complete cDNA sequence of maize acetyl CoA carboxylase and methods for altering the oil content of plants by introducing and expressing a plant acetyl CoA carboxylase gene in plant cells. The method of altering the oil content in a plant includes the steps of introducing an expression cassette into plant cells and expressing the acetyl CoA carboxylase gene in an amount effective to alter the oil content of the cells.