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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
Scott Andersen, Manchester, MO (US);
James H. Crowley, Manchester, MO (US);
Stephen M. Duff, St. Louis, MO (US);
Bradon J. Fabbri, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Qungang Qi, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Bo-xing Qiu, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Steven E. Screen, St. Louis, MO (US);
Scott Andersen, Manchester, MO (US);
James H. Crowley, Manchester, MO (US);
Stephen M. Duff, St. Louis, MO (US);
Bradon J. Fabbri, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Qungang Qi, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Bo-Xing Qiu, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Steven E. Screen, St. Louis, MO (US);
Monsanto Technology LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a corn plant and seed with enhanced levels of protein and amino acids. The invention also relates to DNA constructs that provide expression in transgenic corn cells of an asparagine synthetase enzyme. The DNA constructs are used in a method to produce transgenic corn plants and seeds and to select for plants and seeds with enhanced levels of protein and amino acids.