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US 12,471,578 · App. 18/660,825 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Transgenic Cory

Inventors: Alan Blake (Austin, TX); Richard Crockett (Wilton, CT); Aidas Nasevicius (Tampa, FL)
A01K67/0275A01K2217/052A01K2227/40A01K2267/01
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Patent No.
US 12,471,578
App. No.
18/660,825
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to transgenic ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by germ cell transplantation techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing.

Claims (8)

1 . A transgenic Cory whose genome comprises a chromosomally integrated expression cassette encoding a red fluorescent protein, wherein the transgenic Cory comprise the Red Cory 1 transformation event, germ stem cells comprising the Red Cory 1 transformation event having been deposited as ATCC accession number 127094, wherein the transgenic Cory exhibits red fluorescence.

2 . The transgenic Cory of claim 1 , wherein the transgenic cory is fertile.

3 . The transgenic Cory of claim 1 , wherein the transgenic Cory is homozygous for the integrated expression cassette.

4 . The transgenic Cory of claim 1 , wherein the transgenic Cory is heterozygous for the integrated expression cassette.

5 . A method of producing a transgenic Cory comprising:

(a) obtaining a Cory whose genome comprises a chromosomally integrated expression cassette encoding a red fluorescent protein, wherein the transgenic Cory comprise the Red Cory 1 transformation event, germ stem cells comprising the Red Cory 1 transformation event having been deposited as ATCC accession number 127094; and

breeding the obtained Cory with a second Cory to provide a transgenic Cory comprising the Red Cory 1 transformation event having been deposited as ATCC accession no. PTA-127094, wherein the transgenic Cory exhibits red fluorescence.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the second Cory is a non-transgenic Cory.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 18259828
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