Event Name: HCN10 (Topas 19/2)
Event Code : not available
Trade Name: Liberty Link™ Independence™
Crop: Brassica napus - Argentine Canola, Canola, Oilseed rape, Rapeseed, Turnip
Developer: BASF
Method of Trait Introduction: Conventional breeding - cross hybridization and selection involving transgenic donor(s)
GM Traits: Glufosinate herbicide tolerance , Antibiotic resistance
Commercial Trait: (Singular) Herbicide Tolerance (HT)
Basic Genetic Modification
| Gene Introduced | Gene Source | Product | Function |
| bar | Streptomyces hygroscopicus | phosphinothricin N-acetyltransferase (PAT) enzyme | eliminates herbicidal activity of glufosinate (phosphinothricin) herbicides by acetylation |
| nptII * | Escherichia coli Tn5 transposon | neomycin phosphotransferase II enzyme | allows transformed plants to metabolize neomycin and kanamycin antibiotics during selection |
Regulatory Approvals: Country, Year and Type of Approval
| Country | Food direct use or processing |
Feed direct use or processing |
Cultivation domestic or non-domestic use |
| China | |||
| Japan |
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Last updated: April 23, 2019
Documents and Links
Event Description
Regulatory and Biosafety Information
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- EU Commission Opinion
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Japan Biosafety Clearing House
- Office of the Gene Technology Regulator - Australia
- US Department of Agriculture - APHIS
- US Food and Drug Administration
- USDA-FAS GAIN Report - China 2018
Detection Methods
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