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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2001
Richard M. Amasino, Madison, WI (US);
Fritz M. Schomburg, Madison, WI (US);
Scott D. Michaels, Madison, WI (US);
David Patton, Basel, CH;
Richard M. Amasino, Madison, WI (US);
Fritz M. Schomburg, Madison, WI (US);
Scott D. Michaels, Madison, WI (US);
David Patton, Basel, CH;
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an FPA polynucleotide sequence which is involved in controlling the flowering time of plants. The present invention also provides a vector incorporating the protein coding sequence, or a portion or homolog thereof, as well as a genetically modified plant. Also disclosed are methods of producing a genetically modified plant in which the flowering time of the plant has been selectively altered, and methods for reducing the activity of FLC mRNA in plants containing the FLC gene.