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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Caroline Dean, Norwich, GB;
Anthony Gendall, Norwich, GB;
Inventors:
Caroline Dean, Norwich, GB;
Anthony Gendall, Norwich, GB;
Assignee:
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Johnston, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An isolated nucleic acid obtainable from the VRN2 locus of a plant, which nucleic acid encodes a polypeptide which is capable of affecting one or more physical characteristics of a plant into which the nucleic acid is introduced, the physical characteristics being selected from vernalization response, flowering time, leaf size, and/or shape or shade avoidance response; alleles, fragment and derivatives thereof; polypeptides encoded by such nucleic acids; antibodies to such peptides.