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US 12,305,182 · App. 17/459,727 · Granted May 20, 2025

Soybean transgenic event MON 87708 and methods of use thereof

Inventors: Ronald J. Brinker (Ellisville, MO); Wen C. Burns (Chesterfield, MO); Paul C. C. Feng (Wildwood, MO); Anju Gupta (Ankeny, IA); Sio-Wai Hoi (St. Louis, MO); Marianne Malven (Ellisville, MO); Kunsheng Wu (Ballwin, MO)
Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
C12N15/8274C12N9/0071C12N15/52C12Y114/00
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Patent No.
US 12,305,182
App. No.
17/459,727
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a transgenic soybean event MON 87708 plant and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products derived from event MON 87708. The invention also provides polynucleotides specific for event MON 87708 and plants, plant cells, seeds, plant parts, and commodity products comprising polynucleotides specific for event MON 87708. The invention also provides methods related to event MON 87708.

Claims (1)

1. A microorganism comprising a nucleotide molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:6 or a full complement thereof.

Continuity (6)
Division 16376978 · Apr 5, 2019
Continuation 15195838 · Jun 28, 2016
Division 13945741 · Jul 18, 2013
Division 12868989 · Aug 26, 2010
Provisional Application 61243227 · Sep 17, 2009
Related Publication 20220056468A1 · Feb 24, 2022
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