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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Alan L. Kriz, Gales Ferry, CT (US);
Shihshieh Huang, Stonington, CT (US);
Michael H. Luethy, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Inventors:
Alan L. Kriz, Gales Ferry, CT (US);
Shihshieh Huang, Stonington, CT (US);
Michael H. Luethy, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Assignee:
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01H 1/00 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a transgenic maize plant having in its genome transgenic DNA including sequence for zein reduction and sequence for lysine biosynthesis, whereby expression of the transgenic DNA results in a synergistically increased lysine content of seed of the transgenic maize plant. The invention further provides a method for providing maize seed with synergistically increased lysine content.