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Title: Single-Copy Transgenic Wheat Generated Through the Resolution of Complex Integration Patterns

Authors
item Ow, David
item Srivastava, V. - UCB-PGEC
item Anderson, Olin

Submitted to: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: September 28, 1999
Publication Date: September 28, 1999

Interpretive Summary: Genetic transformation of plants often results in multiple copies of the introduced DNA at a single locus. We demonstrated with wheat transformation that four of four multiple-copy loci could be resolved successfully into single-copy transgenes.

Technical Abstract: Genetic transformation of plants often results in multiple copies of the introduced DNA at a single locus. To ensure that only a single copy of a foreign gene resides in the plant genome, we used a strategy based on site-specific recombination. The transformation vector consists of a transgene flanked by recombination sites in an inverted orientation. Regardless of the number of copies integrated between the outermost transgenes, recombination between the outermost sites resolves the integrated molecules into a single copy. An example of this strategy has been demonstrated with wheat transformation, where four of four multiple-copy loci were resolved successfully into single-copy transgenes.

   
 
 
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