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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Brian C. W. Crawford, San Diego, CA (US);
Martin F. Yanofsky, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian C. W. Crawford, San Diego, CA (US);
Martin F. Yanofsky, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/87 (2006.01); C12N 15/82 (2006.01); C07K 14/415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/8287 (2013.01); C07K 14/415 (2013.01); C12N 15/829 (2013.01); C12N 15/8249 (2013.01); C12N 15/8261 (2013.01);
Abstract
Plants having modulated expression of a HAF or BEE polypeptide and which modulate aspects of plant fertility, such as parthenocarpy, fertilization efficiency, and/or fruit size, are described. Methods of modulating fertility characteristics in a plant by modulating the expression of a HAF or BEE polypeptide in the plant are also described.